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CHAPTER IV. 



THE PERCH FAMILY — PERCIM!. 

 General Remarks on the Percidae.— Great number of American 

 genera and species.— Paucity of European species. — Distinguish- 

 ing marks. — Their abundance and variety in the Valley of the 

 Mississippi.— Migratory habits.— The Rockfish or Striped Bass, 

 Labrax lineatus. Rockfish Tackle. Rock-fishing on the lower 

 Rappahannock. — The White Perch, Labrax pallidus. Perch-fish- 

 ing.— The White Bass of the Lakes, Labrax albidus. White Bass 

 taken with the artificial fly. — Fresh water Bass of the South and 

 West, Grystes salmoides. Bass-fishing. Bass Fly-fishing. — Black 

 Bass of the Lakes, Grystes nigricans. Trolling for Black Bass with 

 spoon, and with artificial flies. — The Striped Bass of the Ohio, 

 Labrax chrysops. — The Short Striped Bass. — Oswego Bass. — The 

 Crappie or Sac-a-lai, Pomoxis hexacanthus. — The Yellow Barred 

 Perch, Perca flavescens. — The Sunfish or Sunny, Pomotis vulgaris. — 

 Bream, Ichlhylis rubricunda. Bream-fishing on Bayou La Branch. — 

 The Pike Perch or Ohio Salmon, Lucioperca Americana. — The 

 Buffalo Perch, Ablodon grunniens 77 



CHAPTER V. 



THE PIKE FAMILY — ESOCID^. 

 Remarks on the Pike Family. — Mascalonge pictured by Cuvier. — 

 European species. — American species. — The Garfish ; manner of 

 taking it. — Dr. Bethune's remarks on Pikes. — Their introduction 

 into England. — Pliny's Pike. — Gesner's Pike. — The Great Lake 

 Pickerel, Esox lucioides. Trolling from a boat for Pickerel. — The 

 Mascalonge, Esox esior. Angling for Mascalonge. — The Pond 

 Pike, Esox reticulatus. Pike-fishing. Trolling for Pike with the 

 gorge-hook. Pike-fishing in Eastern Virginia. — The Great Blue 

 Pike.— The Little Pike of Long Island.— The Streaked Pike of the 

 Ohio. Story told about a Pike taken in the Kanawha . . . 127 



CHAPTER VI. 



THE CARP FAMILY CYPRINID^. 



Remarks on the Cyprinidae. — The Sucker, Catostomus communis. — 

 Buffalo Fish, Catostomus bubalus. Buffalo Fish as an article of 



