16 WHERE, WHEW AND HOW TO CATCH FISH 



2d — The scientific names. 



3d — The numbers of the illustrations in Jordan & 



Evermann. 

 4th — The page on which the fishes are described by 



Jordan & Evermann. 

 5th — Description of the fishes. 



Then weight of the fishes, Bait, Tackle, method 

 of fishing, and edible qualities. 

 The numbers of the fishes in my list are my own. 



Illustration. Page. 



i. "SPHYRNA TIBURO." 19 44 



Sharks • " Body rather slender, not much compressed ; head 



Shovel-head ; depressed, simicircular in front ; reniform, the pos- 

 Bonnet-head. terior free margins short, the lateral margins continu- 

 ous with the anterior ; pectorals large ; first dorsal high, midway 

 between pectorals and ventrals ; second dorsal much smaller, pro- 

 duced behind, higher and shorter than anal ; ventral fins moderate ; 

 caudal moderate ; mouth small, crescentic ; teeth small, very oblique, 

 with a deep notch on the outer margin. Head 4yi in length, 6 

 to tip of caudal ; width of head slightly less than length of head. 

 Color, uniform ashy, paler beneath. Length, 3 to 5 feet." Weight to 

 200 pounds. Non-edible. 



2. "SPHYRNA ZYGJENA." Not illustrated. 45 



c HARK . " Head truly hammer-shaped ; width of head about twice 



Hammer- its length ; length of hinder margin of hammer nearly 

 headed, equal to its width near the eye ; nostril close to eye, pro- 

 longed into a groove which runs along nearly the whole front margin 

 of head ; first dorsal large ; second quite small, smaller than anal ; 

 pectoral rather large. Color, gray. A large voracious shark, reaching 

 a length of 15 feet or more." Weight to 200 pounds. Non-edible. 



