ON THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA. 59 



book, or any other book, treating of the East Coast of Florida, which 

 does not reckon with Capt. S. A. Bravo is not of much account. 

 Another story is that a Northern gentleman, who spent his winters 

 at Eden, or Jensen, I forget which, had heard these Pompano stories, 

 and thought he would try an experiment ; which he did by building 

 a small fire right near the water, at night, then taking a fry pan, with 

 a piece of pork in it, and holding it over the fire. In a short time a 

 couple of Pompanos jumped into the pan, where he fried them. Now, 

 I do not believe this last story ; but I do believe that in Yellowstone 

 Lake, in Yellowstone Park, Trout are caught and without taking 

 them off the hook are swung around into a boiling spring, where they 

 are boiled to a turn. I have not seen that done, but have been there 

 and have seen places on the lake where it can be done, and am sure 

 it is done in a small stream near the Mammoth Spring Hotel. 



49. "TRACHINOTUS FALCATUS." 



(Repetition.) 



Round Pompano ; \ (J. & E., U. S. Commission, 1895, 



Palometa; page 348 ^ (Evermann & Bean, report 



Permit of Indian River ; TT ^ . . 1on(l ooa 



to U. S. Commission, 1896, pages 230, 



Permit. r ° 



235, 243), and Plate 39. 



This fish is usually called " Indian River, "or " Small " Permit. 



" The ' Permit ' of Indian River is Trachinotus falcatus, a differ- 

 ent species. ' ' 



Report of H. M. Smith, B. W. Evermann, John N. Cobb, and 

 W. C. Kendall, printed in U. S. Commission, 1896, page 285. 

 Weight to 10 pounds. Edible, C. Occasionally and accidentally 

 caught while fishing for Pompano or other fish. 



Illustration. Page- 



50. "TRACHINOTUS GOODEI." Not illustrated. 943 



Permit; "Head 3; depth 2f. D. VI-I, 19; A. II— I, 



Palometa ; 1 7_ Body oblong, elliptical, moderately compressed ; 



Great Pompano. p ro fii e nearly straight from procumbent spine to 

 nostril, where it descends nearly vertically, forming an angle ; verti- 

 cal portion from angle to snout nearly equaling eye ; snout obliquely 

 truncated ; maxillary reaching slightly behind vertical from middle 

 of eye, its length 2f in head ; jaws with bands of villiform teeth 

 (these disappearing with age); ventrals reaching i distance to 



