I '11 lpt. x.w. Em miea of Fish. 3G9 



both elements. The frog is, however, mentioned here as a creature 

 to he carefully excluded from artificial nurseries. 



The most troublesome is the common brown one (runa cyano- 

 phtyctis.) 



!»."•. The ova also have their enemies here as elsewhere. The 



small insect forwarded in spirits was, when taken, very busily 



engaged tossing the ova up, and turning it round and round, and 



apparently tearing it open. At 5 o'clock in the afternoon the 



had evidently been only just deposited, for the. male was seen 



moving away, and the milt had not yet cleared off. Not one of 



these insects was then visible, but early the 

 This was teen by 

 two nam,- ael to m ' xt mormng the hollow was full of them. 



rntob .ill .i:.v in ]Ic)W keen, then, must be their sense for dis- 



turns. 1 hry ilul not 



re unobserved, covering ova. In three days not an undes- 



nor suHieit'iitlv intel- , , 



Ugently, end so did troyed egg was to be seen, the empty egg cases 



toto dl oTT«e he i * " nlv were there - Tadpoles and small fry and a 

 ta "te- crab and the larvae of other insects were also 



there on the second and third days. 



94. Some ova were speedily removed from the river, and 

 carried in an earthen pot of water to a place where they could be 

 kept under the intelligent observation of a gentleman, and there 

 they were transferred to a finely-woven basket which was partially 

 immersed in shallow water, so that there was a constant gentle 



m through it from percolation, but no access for intruders. 

 The same insects quickly gathered round the basket but could 

 not find ingress. The mouth of the basket was also covered with 

 muslin. Mr. J. Russel who conducted this experiment, has 

 sent word that these ova also failed. This opportunity for dis- 

 covering the period of incubation of the ova of Mahseer has 

 therefore been unfortunately lost. 



95. Men search in the rivers for hillocks wherein spawn has 

 been left, gather the ova and make it into cakes, which are con- 

 sidered a delicacy. The eggs of the kari and kalmuri are highly 

 prized. (Sob. 1 and 3 in Appendix G.) 



9G. Here also lice-like parasites are found adhering to the gilla 

 I was informed by and scales of the Canara Mahseer. Specimens 



Dr. Day tliat tlii'vero 



a vanity ,,!' fresh were preserved in spirits, but the bottle met 



water A!ii<t, hitherto •, , ■ ■ 



not met by him, and With an aceldeilt. 

 a* yet unnamed. 



i hi bod ra nroi \ z \i 



