INDEX 



175 



-Lures for fishing, " flash " in, 

 18, 139 et seq. 

 under-water appearanoe of, 

 145 

 Lustra vulgaris, 49 

 (See also Otter) 



Marine food devoured by gulls, 

 119 



Marine organisms and why pig- 

 mented, 15 



"Marvels of Fish Life," publi- 

 cation of, 8, 168 



Matthews, Duncan, a descrip- 

 tion of anterior air 

 vesicles by, 110 



Merganser, the, feeding habits 

 of, 164 



Mimicry, its part in conceal- 

 ment of subaquatic life, 

 15 



Molluscs consumed by gulls, 

 119 



Nidification of cormorant, 28 



of heron, 96 



of kingfisher, 130 



of otter, 48 

 Night fishing, charms of, 44 



Observation ponds, how ar- 

 ranged, 20 

 method of construction of, 



167 

 value of, 8 

 Old Moon (water bailiff to 

 Ribble Fishing Asso- 

 ciation), 51, 74 



Otoliths, definition of, 113 



value of, in estimating 

 number of fish de- 

 stroyed, 113 

 Otter, the, as parent, 49 

 as slide-maker, 74 

 diet of, 54 

 favourite food of, 81 

 habits of, 48 

 " hover " of, 48, 49 

 how the cubs learn to fish, 



50 

 playful spirit of, 57, 62 

 revolting treatment of, at 

 Aldeburgh, 72 

 Otters, a fishing excursion by, 

 58 et seq. 

 at play, 47, 62, 72, 79 

 attack a dog, 78 

 influence upon fisheries, 83 

 their sense of sight and 

 smell, 79, 80 



Pandalus annulicornis, 119 



Penguin, the, how it moves 

 under water, 40 

 plumage of, 38 



Penguins, inordinate appetites 

 of, 40 



Perch, and how they take their 

 food, 158 



Phalacrocorax carbo, 26 



Phalacrocorax graculus (see Shag) 



Pike, a, and the bullying rain- 

 bow, 163 



Pike, the, and its prey, 21, 

 22 



Pollution of rivers and streams, 

 169 



Polychxta (Ragworms), 119 



