A GUIDE 



TO 



THE STUDY OF FISHES 



BY 



DAVID STARR JORDAN 



President cf Leland Stanford J uiilor University 



With Colored Frontispieces and 42"] Illustrations 



IN TWO Vni,UMES 

 VOL I. 



" I am the wiser in respect to all knowl- 

 edge and the better qualified for all fortunes 

 for knowing that there is a minnow in that 

 brfjok." — Thoreait 



NEW ^T)RK 



HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY 

 1905 



