CONTENTS. XV 



CHAPTER IV. 



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The Hatching of Ova and Treatment op Aleviks . 79 



Plans for Eemoving Dead Ova from Trays ib. 



Mr. Francis's Method 81 



Development of Embryo 82 



Peculiarity in Greyling Ova ii. 



Good Ova and Bad Ova compared 83 



Hatching of Ova 84 



Appearance of^levins 86 



Transfer of Alevins 89 



Diseases of Alevins 90 



Difficulty of Confining the Fish 92 



Protection of Fry 94 



The Turning out of Fiy 95 



Feeding of Fry 96 



Increased Necessity for Cleanliness 97 



CHAPTER V. 



The Trahspoet of Fky and Fish 99 



Fresh "Water by Rail ib. 



Instance of Loss of Fry by Carbonic Acid 100 



The Transport of Large Fish 101 



Mr. Eyre's Fish-Carrier 102 



The Transport of the Silurus Glanis 103 



Mr. Lowe's Account of the Introduction of the Silurus 



Glanis ih. 



CHAPTER VI. 



On the Food of Fish and its Peodtjction Ill 



Omnivorousness of Fish ih. 



Difference displayed in Breeds of Trout 112 



Experiments in Feeding 113 



The Fish of the Chess and Wick compared and considered 114 



The (Jammarus, its Excellence as Food for Fish . . . 116 



The Cause of Fish not risingwell to the Fly in some Lakes 118 



Food in Weeds 119 



