TABLE OP CONTENTS. XVlI 



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Q.— THE SALMON TEIBE: 



160. The Salmon {Salmo mlar) ^ 468 



161. The Salmons of the Pacific. By David S. Jordan 474 



162. The Qiiinnat or California Salmon (OKeor%»cA«8 oftottiefto). By Livingston Stone 479 



163. The Namayoush or Lake TtovA {Salvelinus Tw/mayeush) 485 



164. The Speckled Trout {Salvelinus fontinalis) 497 



165. The SaibUng or Bavarian Char (Salvelinus alpintts) 500 



166. The Dolly Varden Trout (Salvelmus malma). (By David S. Jordan 504 



167. The Grayling (Thymallus tricolor) 505 



168. The Lake White-fish ( Coregonus elupdformia). By E. I. Gearb 507 



109. The Lesser White-fishes. By David S. Jordan 541 



170. The Smelt Group , 543 



171. Families related to the Salmonidss 547 



R.— THE HEEEINGS AND THE MENHADENS : 



172. The Herring {Clupea harengua) 549 



173. The Herrings of the Pacific Coast. By David S. Jordan 568 



174. The Menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannua) 569 



175. The Gulf Menhaden (Brevoortia patronus) 575 



S.— THE SHAD AND THE ALEWIVES. By Marshall MacDonald. 



176. The Kiver Herrings or Alewives ( Clupea wstivalia C. and vemalis) 570 



' 177. On the occurrence of the Branch' Alewife in certain Lakes of New York. By Tabi.bton H. Bean. . 588 



178. The Inland Alewife or Skipjack (Clupea chryaoehlorU) 594 



179. The Shad ( Clupea eapidisaima) 594 



180.' The Hickpry Shad or Mattowacca (Clupea medioeria) 607 



T.— FAMILIES BELATED TO THE CLUPEID^ : 



181. The Mnd Shad (Doroaoma eepedianwm) 610 



182. The Tarpum {Megalopa thriaaoidea) 610 



183. The Big-eyed Herring ,..: 611 



184. The Ajich.ayies{Engraulidos) 611 



185. The Lady-fisK Family (^!6ttZid(B) 612 



186. The Moon-eye Family (Hyodontidce) 612 



'U.— OAEP, SUCKERS, CATFISH, AND EELS: 



187. The Sucker Family (Cotostomidee). By David S. Jordan 614 



188. The Carp Family (C^jjrinido!). By David S. Jordan 616 



189. The Carp (Cyprinus ea/rpio). By Ktjdolph Hbsskl 618 



189. The Catfish Family (SWari^tB). By David S. Jordan 627 



190. The Morays {Murwnidce) 629 



191. The Eel (Anguilla milgaria) 630 



192. The Conger Eel (L^tocephalus conger). r. ^ 656 



¥.— STURGEONS, SKATES, SHARKS, AND LAMPREYS: 



193. The Bowfins (^mii<i(B) *. 659 



194. The Paddle-fishes (Polyodonmce) 660 



195. The Sturgeons (Aeipenseridw) i .' 660 



196. The Chimsera Family {Chim<Brid(B) 663 



197. The Gar Pikes (Lepidosteidce) 663 



198. The Torpedoes and Skates (iJaiee) 665 



199. The Saw-fish {Pristia pectinatua) 668 



200. The Sharks (SgittiK) 668 



20L Thp Sharks of the Pacific Coast. By David S. Jordan 675 



202. The Lampreys (Petromyzontidce) 677 



203. The Hag Fishes (Myxinidce) 681 



■S04. The Lancelots iBrancMostomidw) 682 



