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found to vary one or two, and the number of scales 

 along the lateral line may vary from one to five, more or 

 less, from the number given in the descriptions. 



I have adhered strictly to the nomenclature 

 of the "Fishes of North and Middle America" 

 (Bulletin U. S. National Museum, No. 47), by 

 Jordan & Evermann, and in the main I have fol- 

 lowed the descriptions as recorded in that ad- 

 mirable work; but in many instances I have de- 

 pended on my own notes. 



The suggestions as to angling and the tools and 

 tackle recommended may be confidently relied on, 

 as they are in conformity with my own practice, 

 and are based on my personal experience, cover- 

 ing a period of more than sixty years, on many 

 waters, from Canada to the West Indies, and 

 from the Atlantic to the Rocky Mountains. 



JAMES ALEXANDER HENSHALL. 

 Cincinnati, Ohio. 



