ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY BULLETIN 



BOOTH FOR SALMON SPEARING 

 Built of branches and leaves by the Indians of MeCloud Ri 

 From a photograph made by C. II. Townsend in 



Being heavily shaded so that the light within 

 is dim. while the water beneath is well illumin- 

 ated by the light of day. the spearman can 

 strike to good advantage. The spear used by the 

 Wintun has a detachable barb, which is secured 

 to the shaft by a stout cord, permitting enough 

 play to prevent the heavy fish from tearing out 

 the barb or breaking the shaft. With an Indian 

 constantly on watch in a shelter of this kind, 

 a good many salmon can be secured in the course 

 of a day. 



In all our explorations of salmon waters in 

 the region inhabited by the Wintun tribe, we 

 observed this form of fishing employed only on 

 the MeCloud. 



The photograph was made on a bend of the 

 river j just above the government salmon hatch- 

 ery at Baird. 



THE SEA HORSE OF THE BLACK SEA 

 Hi/ L. L. Mowbray 



In the summer of 1905 it was my good fortune 

 to spend several months along the coast of the 

 Crimea, with headquarters at the navy yard in 

 Sebastopol. 



The docks about this locality are covered with 

 marine life. Between the rise and fail of the 

 tide the area exposed is covered with mussels 

 (M i/tiht.s). algae, and tube worms (Serpitla j. 

 Below low tide mark there are hydroids and 

 polyzoans in abundance. Among these the sea 

 horse feeds and can be found in considerable 

 numbers. It is a small species, not more than 

 three inches in length, and of a bright yellow- 

 color. 



One day while leaning over the rail watching 

 them feeding, I determined to catch some. Hav- 

 ing no dip net. I took a boat hook and twisted 

 a piece of wire round the end to form a loop six 

 or eight inches long and three or four wide. 

 When the loop of wire was placed near one of 

 the sea horses, it would in most cases coil its 

 tail around the wire and allow itself to be drawn 

 to the surface of the water, rarely releasing its 

 hold. In this way I succeeded in capturing 

 many specimens, and secured the same species 

 also about the shores of Balaklava and in tht 

 tide pools around Cape Khersones. 



Dried sea horses are frequently to be seen for 

 sale on the streets of Sebastopol. 



