CONTENTS. XI 



rivers Baits for grayling Generation of eels 

 Migration of eels The conger eel Page 198235 



EIGHTH DAY. 



Scenery Natural history Origin of the common 

 house-fly Bees and ants The libellula Ephe- 

 merae Michaelmas daisy Humble bee 

 Thoughts on death, suggested by this insect 



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NINTH DAY. 



Fishing for hucho Hereditary instinct Causes of' 

 variety in trout Salmo hucho Taking a salmo 

 hucho Resemblance of the hucho to trout In- 

 terior of the hucho examined Habits of the hucho 

 Pleasure of angling Cockney fishermen Lame 

 boy and his boats Amusements Sea serpent 

 Kraken Mermaid Austrian method of convey- 

 ing fish Education The press Effect of con- 

 tinuous fishing Difference of rivers Angling 

 for frogs Water ouzel Umbla Laveret 

 Organization of the hucho Craniology Fat and 

 flesh of the hucho Naturalization of fish The 

 Traun Colour of water Colour of the ocean 

 Waterfalls Reflections The late Mr. B. West 



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ADDITIONAL NOTES. 



Estimable mention of Dr. Wollaston On the sup- 

 posed cross breed of the par On the scolopax 



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