CHAPt. xvii. /'/,, Bed Perch. 213 



"their habits, without close observation, extending over several 

 sons. 



rhese ootes are simply the result of my own observation of 

 " the tish. whose habits, and the method of whose capture, I have 

 " endeavoured to describe. They are intended, no( so much for t lie 

 " use of sportsmen, many of whom are probably better informed on 

 "the subjecl than I am, but for those to whom a few hints as to 

 " where, and how to obtain sport, may be useful." 



I have let Colonel Osborn's opinions stand us they are, but for 

 my part I do not see the advantage of letting a big Gab have his 

 run, except it be that you get a belly on the line which acts as a 

 cushion to sudden jerks. I would rather contest every inch with 

 him from the first, trusting to the elasticity of my top joint and 

 fresh tackle to help me over the angry plunges. 



The sizes of the treble hooks I would recommend are No. 1 in 

 Plate VII, for the hook embedded in the vent; No. 5 for the 

 other two. 



This fish has also been caught in the Fort moat at Madras; 

 they would seem to have got in through the sluices as fry. One 

 of these tish caught there by Mr. Robinson, and now stuffed in the 

 Madras Museum, weighed 33 lbs. 5 ozs. 



Sab Class. Teleomii. 



Order. AOAKTHOPTBBYGIl. 



Family. Percidj;. 



Lai Ifer. B. vii, D 7-8 r^, P. 17, V. 1/5, A 5 ? 5 , C. 17, 



L.l. 52-60, L.tr. 6-7/13, Csec. pyl. 3. 



Dangara, Sind ; XudJee-meen or Nair-meen, Mai. ; I'ainnee-meen 

 or Koduwa, Tam ; Pantluhopa or T <>u Tel.; Durruah and 



Bekkut, Ooriah ; Beijti, Beng. ; Nga-tha-dyk, Arrac; Koral, or, if large, 

 /•' ir, Chittagong; Todah, Andam. j Cock-up of Europeans. 



The Red Pbbch. 



In the Madras Fort ditch I have also caught spinning as foi 

 the two previous fish, Lutianus roseus of 5 lbs. weight, Plate XXII. 

 and I have caught them in estuaries, and in a pond at Cundapur 

 where they had become acclimatized to nearly fresh water. They 

 are an estuary fish frequenting the rocks. The bait should 

 ordinarily be much smaller than for the two previous fish. The 

 name is A" m 



