INDEX. 



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Shark, the bine, description of '. . 64 



. . white . ' . . . 



. . . Aid. Watson's leg tore off by one . 



one killed by a valiant seaman . . 



Shooting-fish. See Chxtodon. 



Shrimp, the ..... 361 



Silver-fish. See Goldfish. 



Skate, description of . . .97 



Smejt or sparling, description of . . 21$ 



.... various sizes of . . . 214 



Snails . . . . . x 362 



. locomotive faculty of . . 365 



. . peculiar qualities of . . . . 363 



. . esculent ..... 366* 

 . . water . , . . . ib. 



, young ..... 36-i 

 Sole, the, description of . . . 221 



Spermaceti, first discovery of . . .44s 



Sprat, the . . 263 



Squilla, the ..... 361 



Star-fish or sea-star, the .... 305 

 . . . ; their powers of re-production ' . 306 



. . . .the aborescent . . . 307 



their extraordinary mode 



of catching their prey ib. 



Sterlet, the, description of . . .77 



Stickleback, the, three-spined . . . 23-1 



..'.... enemies to other fish . $85 



numerous in the river Welland 287 



. the ten-spined .... 288 

 . . . the fifteen-spined or great . . ib. 



Sturgeon, the, description of . . .72 



. . . caught in nets . . .74 



. . . fecundity of . . . .75 



. . . how killed by Indians . . .74 



. .' . bow pickled in Holland, &c. . 76 



its propensity for leaping . . 73 



Sucking-fish . . 27fi 



