X CONTENTS. 



Chapter XIV. 

 Ctpeinidje, OB Caep— ichthyological position occupied by — was 

 our carp known to the ancients ?— various etymologies of name 

 — a new one suggested — age attained by carp — occasional size 

 of— castration of— maladies incident to — receipts for cooking. 

 — A few words on cyprinus auratus (gold-fish) — c. barbatns 

 (barbel) — c. gobio (gudgeon) — c. tenca (tench) — c. abramis 

 (bream) — o. cobitis (loach). — Leucisci — 1. albemus — bleak — 

 false pearls — made from 1. bipustulatus. — Argentina — arti- 

 ficial formation of real pearls — qualities of pearls — ^value set 

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Chapter XY. 



EsociD^ — our pike — no ancient notice of, extant — supposed origin 

 of modem name — gigantic specimens of — ^longevity of — antipa- 

 thies and predilections of — flesh of, formerly in high esteem in 

 England. — Belone or gar-fish — briefly noticed by us. — SHurus 

 Glamis, two names given to one modern fish — rivers famed for 

 — capture of, difficult — receipts for cooking, etc. — Salmonidse 

 — Pyruntes, what — grayling known to ancients — salmon men- 

 tioned by Pliny — unknown to the Greeks — shoals of — ^leaps of — 

 salmon shun extreme cold — their mode of depositing roe — 

 size sometimes attained by. — Clupas, best species of, un- 

 known to ancients — herrings — Lacepfede's eulogy on — supposed 

 migrations and caprices of — quantities consumed — piscatory 

 laws of Dutch respecting — herrings in heraldry. — ^Alose, a 

 dancing fish, fond of music and of salt. — A few words on an- 

 chovies and sardines ... ... 295 



Chapter XVI. 



Gadeans and Plbubonbcts. — The Cod — etymologies canvassed 

 — Newfoundland fishery, account of — cod-liver oil — ^medical 

 virtues of. — Charade. — Modern gadus merlucius, or hake, not 

 Aristotle's ovos. — Plat fish — a few words on flounders, dabs 



and hobbuts — the turbot highly esteemed by the ancients the 



brill also known to — soles equally prized by Greeks and 

 Latins ■ ... 332 



