CHAPTER IV. 



THE PERCH FAMILY — PEECID^. 



Obneral Remaeks on the Percid/E. Great number of American genera 

 and species. — Paucity of European Species. — Distinguishing marks. — 

 Their abundance and variety in the Valley of the Mississippi. — Migra- 

 tory habits. 



The Rockpish or Striped Bass. Labrax Lineaius. — Rockfish Tackle. — 

 Rockfishing on the lower Rappahannock. 



The White Perch. Labrax pallidtxs. — Perch Fishing. 



The White Bass of the Lakes. Labrax albidus. — White Bass taken 

 with the artificial fly. 



JFresh Water Bass op the South and West. Grystes salmoides. — Bass 

 Fishing. — Bass Fly Fishing. 



Black Bass of the Lakes. Chystes nigricans. — Trolling for Black Bass 

 with spoon, and with artificial flies. 



The Striped Bass of the Ohio. Perca chrysops. 



The Short Striped Bass. 



Oswego Bass. 



The Crappie or Sac-a-lai. Pomoxis hexicanlhus. 



The Yellow Barred Perch. Perca flavescens. 



The Sdnfish or Sunny. Pomotis vulgaris. 



Bream. Ichtkylis rubriciinda. — Bream Fishing on Bayou La Branch. 



The Pike Perch or Ohio Salmon. Lucioperca Americana. 



The Buffalo Perch. Ablodon grunniens. 



De Kay, whose work on ichthyology was published in 1846, 

 says, there were more than sixty genera and six hundred 

 species of Percidse known at that time. How many new 



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