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CHAPTER II. 
COAST FISHES AND FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 
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Ae Phe eMac Were. .cse2 a cAvkene vt aidu a eee tele canines oh ER AES 319 
TDs STNG Sad. ci wastes ain sigicvs aperacners avs toate Gis wine g Mie dis cams Giaerits SAME WAN a 324 
III. The Mossbunker or Menhaden, 326; Menhaden for Bait— Frozen 
TOINOB 6 ciccces daw seen tees semanas 328 
IV. The Codfish—Catching and Curing it.............cceeeeeeee eee ee 328 
CHAPTER III. 
Whale Fishing, 332; the Striped Red Mullet.......... 0.0... cece eee eee 338 
CHAPTER IV. 
Salt-water Fisheries, 339; the Chesapeake Bay Fishery, 342; Findon 
Haddocks, 342 ; Preserving Food-fishes Fresh...............-55 343 
PART IV. 
ANCIENT AND MODERN FISH-CULTURE. 
CHAPTER I. 
The Art-among the Ancients.; cee. cence cess awa e ies Canes vaserog s anes es 347 
CHAPTER II. 
Fish-culture in Europe in Early Times ........ 0.00... eee e cence ee ence 350 
CHAPTER III. 
Fish-culture Of. this COntary.insca sce aancueaede nice aoe ec dinke thee damien eaean 855 
CHAPTER IV. 
Natural History of the Salmon, 367; Development of the Salmon....... ov 
CHAPTER V. 
I. Fish Propagation assisted by Art, 875; best Water for hatching 
Salmon, 382; special Directions about preparing Spawning- boxes, 
386; securing the Ova of a Salmon, 387; Mr. Gillone’s “Process 
of propagating Trout and Salmon, 388; Care in obtaining Fecun- 
dated Spawn, 390; a simple Process for ee a Spawning- 
bed, 392; feeding’ young Trout or Salmon, 392; stocking old 
BOTS ei Une LOU ee ere ate ess eects ee cee 393 
JI. Ainsworth’s Race and Screens, 397; Furman’s natural Hatching 
Race, 401; ‘‘ General Directions” by Seth Green, 403; every 
Farmer should have a Trout Preserve, 405; General Observa- 
BHO TAS yacsces ok a arate Sarai So sta re SES KA AVEO TUES Cala SuesaNS a aREIE Sond exe eet ale: alatelet ad 406 
CHAPTER VI. 
Salmon Passes, Ladders, tC... 26.06 seceive ce ceva toe hase nade date alee de 407 
PART V. 
A GLIMPSE OF ICHTHYOLOGY. 
CHAPTER I. 
I. First Class of Fishes—Spine-rayed bony Fishes, 424; Second Class 
of Fishes—Soft-rayed bony Fishes, 428; Third Class of Fishes— 
Cartilaginous Fishes. ... 1.0.0 e..seee eee eee e ces eee e eee eee 482 
II. The common Eel, 436; the Lamprey, 437; queer Fishes ....... 
III. Fishes for acclimatizing in American Rivers 
