TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



INTRODUCTORY REMARKS 11 



The Game Fish of North America 17 



SALMOxMD^E, OR THE SALMON FAMILY 34 



The True Salmon 54 



The Brook Trout 86 



The Greatest Lake Trout 104 



The Siskawitz 112 



The L>ke Trout . . . 116 



The Salmon Trout . . .120 



The Masamacush 126 



Back's Grayling 1 131 



The American Smelt 136 



The Capelin . 139 



The White-Fish 141 



The Otsego Bass 145 



Esocnxas, OR TH2 PIKE FAMILY 149 



The Mascalonge 151 



The Great Northern Pickerel 154 



The Common Pickerel 157 



The Long Island Pickerel 161 



CYPRIXIDJS, OR THE CARP FAMILY 164 



The Common Carp ......... 164 



The American Roach 170 



The New York Shiner 172 



The American Bream 174 



Minnows ........... 176 



CLUPID.E, OR-THE HERRING FAMILY 178 



The Herring ... ...... 180 



The Shad . 180 



SILURID/E, O'x THE CAT-FISH FAIMLY 182 



The Cat-Fish . . . 182 



ANGUILLIDJE, OR THE EEL FAMILY ...... 185 



The Eel 185 



PEUCIDJE, OR THE PEARCH FAMILY 187 



The American Yellow Pearch . . . . . . .187 



The Striped Sea-Bass . 189 



The Yellow Pike Pearch 102 



