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II \viN(i now fumr tt» the conclusion of tli;it, hy tar tlic most 

 uiiportiuit, portion ot" my suhji'ct wliicli rclati-s to the trcsli- 

 wutcr tishcst, including; tlio>c anadronious of nii;_'ratoiy species 

 which, although they make their ahoile during a part of the 

 year at least in salt water, arc taken in sporting style in risers 

 and estuaries only, I shall proceed to devote a few pages only to 

 these sca-fisli ; all of the division Acniit/tojtfmjf/ii, and all of five 

 fauiilies, PercidtP, Hic'u'nldiP, SparidtP, Scomhildd', and IjihruUe, 

 which are taki n in shoal waters at the mouths of large rivers, in 

 hays and estuariis, and which not only afford much sport to the 

 angler at particular seasons of the ycai-, but furnish a delicious 

 article of food. 



These arc the bea Bass, or IMack Sea Mass {('vntnipristi-s 

 Si(/ncans) . 



The Lafayette {Ltiostonnt.s Ohliqiim). 



1 he Weak Fish {Otolit/iiis Rcy(dis). 



The King Fish [Umbrina Svbulosa). 



The Silvery Corvinn {Conimi .Irr/i/ro/i'iica). 



riu Uranded Corvinn {('orvhia Ortllata). 



The Big Drum {Poyoniaa Chrumul). 



The Shccp's-licad {Suryua Ovu). 



The Porgce (Pagnig Argyrop.o . 



Tlic Blur Fish (Tnnnndon Sallator\, 



The Taulog — Black Fish (Tanlot/ti Aimnrana). 



