CONTENTS. IX 



Apioius' rich, sauce for mullet. — Scienidse — etymology of 

 name. — Sciena — souuds proceeding from certain species — ear- 

 stones, a superstitious employment of — head of umbrina 

 highly esteemed by connoisseurs. — Pogonias, anecdotes illus- 

 trative of— strange noises emitted by. — Sparidae — a few words 

 on Sargos, Dentex, and Grata. — Choetodon — remarkable in- 

 stinct of 147 



Chapter XI. 



ScoMBEBiDiE. — Mackerel misplaced in Scomber group. — Thunny 

 — many old names of — different modes of capturing — ancient 

 thunny nets and fisheries — modern Tonnari — ^Kyely extract from 

 Lacepede, describing the fishery in Provence — our own expe- 

 rience of Sicilian fish-market — thunny generally coarse food 

 — large size of fall-grown fish — famous modem sites for — 

 modes of cooking. — Sicilian Inn described . . . 180 



Chapter XII. 



ScoMBEEiDiE {contimied). — Mackerel — some species with, some 

 without, swim bladder — false etymologies of modem name — 

 mackerel caught by gaudy lures — fearless of nets — fluc- 

 tuation in supplies of — ^their greediness, sagacity, and sup- 

 posed migrations — mackerel at table — ^in heraldry — sale of, on 

 Sunday. — Sword-fish — various names for, all allusive to this 

 weapon — ferocity of — ancient and modem modes of attacking. 

 — Pilot-fish — ^habits of. — A few words on the bastard mackerel, 

 dory, dorado, and riband-fish 209 



Chapter XIII. 



Labyeinthifoem Phaetngeal, oe Camel-fish. — PossU fish, 

 dead and alive — ^term only applied by ancients to latter — sub- 

 terranean fish living in the earth. — Indian rain-fish — anabas — ' 

 singular properties of — fishes barca and gourami — a few words 

 on mugils and gobies — pectorales pediculati. — Eana (fishing- 

 frog) well known to ancients. — Labridse — Scarus, what fish 

 formerly so called 234 



