INDEX. 705 



Octopoda, abundant in temperate zone, 354 

 ,, danger of, 348 

 habits of, 339, 342 

 Octopus, the, 47, 237 

 Ocythoe, 269 



Odoard Dapper, on the chimpanzee, 210 

 Olafsen, on mermaids in Iceland, 208 

 Olaus Magnus, on the physeter, 251 



,, tales of, 



,, Wormius, on the goose-tree, 297 

 Onychoteuthis, hooked tentacles of, 3/14 

 Oracles from fish, 32, 51. See under Fairy tales. 

 Orders of honour, shell-fish in, 75 

 Origin of sea fables, 186 



world, the Creator a fish, 4, 18, 24, 81 ; of certain fishes, 91 

 "Osborne," H.M.S., marine monster seen from, 424 

 Osiris, 1 88 



Otley Angling Club, 160 



Ova, destruction of, by birds and steam launches, 103 

 Owen, Professor, 229, 279, 280 



on the " Daedalus " incident, 408 



Oxford Angling Association, 125 

 Oxyrhinchus, 36 

 Oyster, 29, 52, 68, 76 



PAN-FISH, 52 



Patron gods and saints, 32, 47, 48 



" Pauline," ship, sea serpent seen from, 420, 421 



PERCH FISHING : 



Derwent perch, 490 



Description and handling, 491 



Localities where fish are found, 492 



Rods, winches, and hooks, 493 



Baits, 494 



Worm fishing, 495 

 Phagrus, 37 



Phallical fish, 7, 20, 42, 43 

 Philanthropic fishes, 22, 23, 55, 57, 60, 61 

 Phocce, 29 



Phocidoe, probable origin of mermaid stories, 225 

 Physeter, the, 251 

 Pike, 9, 20, 29, 36, 67, 73, 90 

 PIKE FISHING : 



Rods, 477 



Lines and reels, 478 



Baiting, spinning flight, 479 



Likely places for casting, 480 



Live baiting, 481 

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