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INDEX. 



Page 



Pike, names of, and derivations 184-186 

 , ancient mention of ... 186 



age 187 



, Great King story . . . 188-190 

 , other instances of ringed fish 190 

 , size : Kenmure Pike, &c. . 191 

 , comparative length and weight 194 

 , "Jack "or "Pike" ... 194 



, growth-rate 195-197 



, rapidity of digestion, in- 

 stances of 197 



, voracity, illustrations 197-200, 214 



, attempted " man-slaughter " 200- 



203 



, attacks on animals . . 203, 215 

 , combats with eagles . . . 217 



, between, and Trout . 217 



, toads refused, why . . . 204 



, rats attacked . . . .204-206 



-, teeth, engraving of 



206 



207 

 208 



15 

 15 



292 

 12,63 



, new fishing-knife 



, boldness in taking prey . . 



taking a second bait after 



escaping from creel .... 

 hooked three times running 



, odd capture 



, sight of, anecdotes 



, tame, and hearing of ... 98 



, artifice of the " Angler " or 



Fishing-Frog 209 



, various " hunting-fish " 210-212 



, holding on without being 



hooked, &c 213 



, how to strike 213 



, bubbles, cause of .... 214 

 , ravages of, in Trout-waters . 218 



, increase of, migratory theory : 



examples . . , . . .218-222 

 , " travelling- " and " bury ing- 

 fish," account of . . .222-230 

 , friendship and affection of . 230 

 , gratitude Tench .... 

 -, superstitions concerning 232-233 



, differences in quality . 

 , co 1 our when in season 

 -, gills, figure of section 



, spawning- time, &c. 



, principal characteristics 



, disease amongst . . 



Pink or Minnow 171 



Placoid scales (see p. 26). 



235 

 236 

 236 

 237 

 396 



Page 



Plectognathi (see pp. 38, 41). 



Pollan. ........ 367 



Pomeranian Bream 141 



PopeorEuffe 68 



Powan . 365 



Pre-maxillary bone (see p. 28). 

 Pre-operculum (see p. 30). 



Pride or Sandpride 412 



Productiveness of fish .... 20 

 Proximal (see p. 8). 



Prussian Carp 411 



Pyloric c&ca (see p. 333). 



Eaduliform teeth (see p. 34). 

 Kay-formulary, and directions for 



giving 50-51 



Eemora, or sucking-fish . . . . 212 



Ke-oxygenating apparatus ... 10 



Reproduction, organs of ... 20 



Respiration, organs of .... 8 



River Bullhead 73 



.affection of .... 211 



River Lamprey, or " Lampern " . 408 



Roach 146 



, throat-teeth 93 



, fly-catching, anecdote . . 149 



Roe, soft and hard, names, arrange- 

 ment of, &c 21 



Round-tail (see " Trout, Bull- ") . 302 



Rudd or Red-eye 159 



Ruffe 68 



, affection of 70 



Salmonidce, family of .... 238 



, characteristics of .... 238 



Salmo, genus 238-352 



, , characteristics of . . 238 



solar 238 



eriox 302 



trutta 306 



fario . . 313 



ferox 334 



Levenensis 339 



Cambricus 341-344 



alpinus 343 



Colii 343 



Willughbii 346 



Grayi 349 



Salmon 238 



, advance of knowledge as to . 239 



, " Proved Facts" in history of 240 



