Uitcidii Lake I-'islns 435 



Bay; Xo. 5CX) K, bay west of Lewis Point ; Nos. 3(11 J, and 50J K, bay west of 

 Lewis F'oint: Nr). 507 (i. ui)|>er South liay ; Xo. 511 I'.. Oneida Creek tributary; 

 Xos. 517 P and 518 K. Sylvan Ik-acb ; Xo. -,22 1). south of Frenchman's Island; 

 Xo. 5^^ I-:. Short Point Hay: Xo. 526 IL Chittenanno Creek; Xo. Si'J H. north of 

 Dunham's Lsland ; Xo. 547 C, Chittenan>,'o Creek; Xos. 550 and 550 F, Godfrey 

 Point; Xo. 552 I, bay at West X'ienna; Xo. 563 D, Big Bay; Xo. 585 H. Lower 

 South Bay; Xo. 594 H, near West Vienna; No. 599 E, Brewert(jn ; Xo. 610 F, 

 Lower South Bay; Xo. 621 F, Johnson's Bay Creek; Xo. 622 S, Brewerton; 

 Xo. 62O P, near Brewerton; Xo. 4200 X, ALiple Bay; Xos. 4270 and 4272, 

 Sylvan Beach. 



We collected the following in moderately deep (3-8 ft.) water, mainly with 

 trammel nets : Xo. 4<V) C, East Potter Bay ; Xo. 489 E. Three Mile Bay ; Xo. 505 C, 

 Upper South Bay; Xo. 312 C, F'ish Creek; Xo. 515 D. Fish Creek; Xn. 4201 A, 

 Kellar Bay; and Xo. 4205. Big Bay, were caught with hook and line through the ice. 



We collected the following in deep water (8-20 ft. I. mainly with trap nets: 

 Xo. 103 A, Ladd's Point; Xos. 144, 143, 145C, and 146. (irass Island Bar; Xo. 

 555, Xorcross Point ; Xo. 567 B, Big Bay Creek. 



The following were taken in deep or moderately deep water, with gill nets : 

 Nos. 519 C, 549, 397 B, Xorcross Point; Xo. 583 .\, near Dunham's Island. 



Pratt and Baker made the folUnving collections in deep water mainly with trap 

 nets: Xo. i, Lower South Bay; Xos. 1205 E, 1207, 12K) B, 12O4 D, Dry Uind 

 Point; Xo. 1233 E, Xorth of Poddygut shoals; Xo. 1247 •'• Muskrat Bay; Xo. 

 12(m) .\, off Frenchman's Island. 



The following market collections are recorde<l : Xns. t,2-. 330. 342. 363 G. 



The following were found dead : Xos. 83, 1 17, 440. 5'to3. 391, .\, 391 J, 602 B, 

 611 Z. 



I'nimiis ami Disease. Perch are eaten by other fishes to a considerable extent. 

 Wv fomxl them in two stomachs of Wall-eyeil Pike from Oneida I.akc ( Xo. 107). 

 and Ilankinson ('08, p. 247) made similar findings at Walnut I^ikc. Pike (Esox 

 luciiis) prey h\h>u Perch (I.e., and Keighard, '13. p. 229; Greeley. '27, p. 62; 

 Pearse ami .Nchtenberg. '20, |). 7,t^2 ; Mead. '19. p. I). .\ IVrch 2'.^ inches long 

 was t.iken by Ilankinson from a BurlMit that was caught through the ice of Oneida 

 Lake, in 22 ft. of water (Xo. 4203). This species is well known to prey uimiu 

 Perch in other regions (Pearse and .\chtenlK-rg. "20, p. 339; I-'ork-s and Kichar<I- 

 son. '(*>. p. ,^,^2: Hay, 94. p. 293). Titcomb {'22. p. 73) says that Perch arc an 

 important il«in in the meini of .Smallmouth Black Bass. I.ake Trout aNn eat 

 Perch (P.ensley. '15. p. 4'>). and Perch eat their own kind at times ( DeKyke. '22, 

 p. 32). Other fish enemies of Perch, acconling to Pearse and .XchtenlnTg. arc 

 Mifrnf>terus saliiioiiie.i. .Iinia eaira, and I.cfisnsleiis ossesiis. while ForU-s ("88. 

 p. 310) mentions .hiieiurus nehiilosus also. 



The eggs of Perch are eaten by aquatic birds and other animals, according to 

 Goodc ("03, p. 4I and Titcomb ('22, |». 73). Pearse and .Xchtenln-rg name the 

 follnwing s|>ecies which eat Perch on the testimony of .\. K. Cahn : Herring Gull, 

 Connnon Tern, Black Tern, .American Merganser. Rol-breasted Merganser, Great 

 Blue Heron, Green Heron. Black-crowned Night Heron, Loon and Horned Grelic. 

 Fisher ( '<)3. p. 32) adils the Osprey, and Xichols ( "13, p. 37) records finding jwrts 



