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FOREST AND STREAM. 



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for its large fish, and the Metupedla and Merimichi used to 

 be. In tlie rivers I have more recently- fished the average 

 of a season's catch will not, exceed 18 fbs.. and the largest I 

 ever caught in mv present river weighed only a fraction 

 over 29 lbs. 



But 1 trust uo reader will imbibe the idea from what I 

 have written that the spurt of salmon angling depends upon 

 the size of the fish. As a rule there is more liglilningin a 

 121b. than in a 35 lh. salmon, and 1 have had more trouble 

 hilling fish of the lesser than of the heavier weight. They 

 don't fight so Ion" but they are vastly more lively while 

 they are fighting:. The only fish 1 ever found it impossible 

 to prevent running under my canoe so as to do me damage 

 weighed but 11 lbs. The movement smashed my rod into 

 several pieces, and 1 only lauded him after the exercise of 

 such skill and patience as excited the wonder and admira- 

 tion of my delighted gaffer, and astonished myself. 



1 cannot eaW to mind the record of any salmon taken 

 with a rly on this side the water larger than that kill'd by 

 Gen. Arthur. But larger fish are recorded OS having been 

 killed with the rod in English and Scotch waters. Pm , i 

 taken last summer in the Tweed that weighed 60 lbs. An 

 English earl is credited with one that weighed 68£ lbs. A 

 Highlander, after an all night field, is said to have lauded a 

 73-lb. fish, and Houand =ays a salmon was sold in the Lou- 

 don market which weighed 83 lbs. When this was, or 

 how taken, is not stated. 1 know Christopher North onee 

 declared he had killed a fish weighing "9U lbs, neat." Bui 

 1 make no account of that lish, because it was only caught 

 with "a long hew/'to serve are a climax to, the Ettrick 

 Shepherd's extravagant "fish stories," as given in Ma 

 zie's edition of the ••Koet.es Atubrosiarife," vol. 4, p. S3, St: 



KnEPHinui. What ereel-f u's [of trout] you maun hue killed ! 



North.— A hundred and thirty in one day in Loeh Awe, James, us 

 I hopi to be saved— not one of them under— 



Shepberb.— A dizzen pun'— and twa-thirds o' them abuue't. 

 Atheglther a ton, 



North. -• * * Ami poor Stevenson, mild una brave— now no mure 

 - with, his own hands wreathed round my forehead n fU&dam ol 

 hetherbells and called me King of the Anglers. 



Shephlrd.— Poo! That was uae day's fishin' avu, 

 pa tison to aue o' mine on St. Mary's Loeh. To say uaething ahoot 

 the count l-.-is5 BUrc/ a a os, t .va hundred about a half a pun, a 

 about a hull pun, fifiy about twa pun, ilve-aud-ttvehty ah' 

 pun, and the lave rinnin' frae half a stane up to a stane and a half, 

 except about halt a dinzeu, ahoon a' weeht, that put Georilie Oude- 

 fallow and Huntly Gordon to their mettle to carry them peehin' to 

 Mount Bengec , >n a han ' bai 



FTorth.— Well done, Uljs 



BBBFBMU}.— Anilher dttj in the Hogget I eaucht n earl-fa'. As it 

 gaed doon the road the kiutry-l'olk thoeht it was a enrt-t a' o' herrins 

 —for thej were a' preceeselj ae sizito an unce— and though we let't 

 twa- dizzen at this hoose— and fowre dizzen at that boose— an. 

 gross at Henderland— on coontin' them ut harce in the Intehiu, Leezy 

 made them out forty dizzen, and Girzzy forty-twa, ought; 

 puto haen arisen, and ot course a bet,, we took trio census < 

 ami may these bathe last ttoixts I sail ever speak, gin ibey didna 

 turn oot to be Fourty-Fi »e ! 



And here is where Christopher's ninety pound salmon 

 comes in: 



North.— The heaviest lisii ! ever killed was in the river Awe— ninety 

 pound neat-I hooked him on a Saturday afternoon and ] had small 

 hopes of kiltinpr him, as I never break the Sabbath. But I at 

 vine&d that within the hour he ctraj to know that ha was 



Hid his courage died. 1 gave him the 

 irs he began to wallop, and at the end 

 t, just as 

 . so beautiful and large," 



hands of Christopher North, ; 

 butt so cruelly that in two hoi 

 of three he lay dead at my fet 

 '.TnostarofJpvi 

 tipped the crest of Cruauhan. 



BniiBRBMi.— Hop langf 



Nosth.— So beautifully proportioned, that like thatol St, Peter'so 

 St. Paul's yon Aid oot feel his mighty magnitude till after long con 

 templatiou. Then you indeed knew that be was a sublime fish, and 

 could not but smile at the idea of any other salmo 



Tickler.- Jfe Tie Quineey, now that these two old tools have got 

 upon angling— 



SaEPaain.— Twa auld rules! You great, starin', Saracen-headed 

 laa^-shanks! If it nernafor hringin' Mr. North intill trouble, by hi 

 a dead man fund within his premeesos, deal tak hie gin I wndna frac- 

 tur' your skull wi' ane o' the cut crystals. 



After reading this dialogue, no one will doubt that Chris- 

 topher North's "ninety pound salmon was killed with "a. long 

 bow" instead of a Jo'ek Scott. G. D. 



THE SEA OF CORTEZ. 



THE opening of a railroad to Guaymas, on the Gulf of 

 California^ has recently facilitated the introduction of 

 sea food into the deserts of Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, 

 etc., making quite a pleasant variety with the beef, mutton, 

 bear, deer, antelope, wild turkeys, quail, duck, suipe, cur- 

 lew, rail, and small game with which the interior abounds. 



The gulf oyster is yet quite a study, as it comes in a per- 

 fect state of nature and is so impregnated with mineral sub- 

 stances that the effeel is somewhat painful to the stomach. 

 They arc gathered in great quantities about, the mouth of 

 the Yaqui River, and sold in Guaymas by iheYaquj Indians 

 for twenty-five cents per 100, A "little further south on the 

 estuaries of the Gulf they attach themselves to the shrub- 

 bery of the jungles, and are gathered by the natives in boats 

 by cutting I be jungles with machetes, frequently carrying 

 more than a dozen oysters attached to one bush. This is 

 called the raccoon oyster, for its climbing or adhering to 

 trees. 



The Gulf has been famous for the production of the pe"rl 

 oysters, since the Spaniards first explored it, and tradition 

 says that in one year the yield was more than 800 lbs, of 

 pearls, which were mostly sent to Spain. 



Iu 1825. two English ships came into the Gulf equipped 

 for pearl fishing, under the commaud of Lt. Hardy, R. K. 

 (See his book.) 



The Chinese will probably renew the pearl fisheries in the 

 Gulf by puueturing the oyster until it creates a ' pearl, as 

 they do at home. "The oyster beds occupy the shores pf the 

 Gulf ou either side for more than a thousand miles, and the 

 climate and temperature of the water would seem favorable 

 to their cultivation. 



The green, turtjes-from the Gulf aw exhibited in the fish 

 stores here weighing as mucu as seventy-five to 100 lbs-. . and 

 il y is abundant. The amusement Of the native In- 

 dian;, at these monsters from the sea spread oui on the 

 sidewalks for sale, is comical. In the e-. i ■ 



southern shores of the Gulf and Oil the islands, green turtles 

 froml50 to 360 lbs. can be easily obtained. 



The fish iu the Gulf of California are to many of us new 

 species, and have not all been classified by scientific experts. 



Some years ago Prof, Zunthus made a report upon the fish 

 of the "Gulf, which was published by the Smithsonian Insti- 

 tution, in which he stated there were nearly a hundred 

 species. 



The Gulf of California, is Undoubtedly the Mediterranean 

 of the Pacific, and ou account of the salubrity of the climate 

 and extensive shore line, will probably become famous for 

 the most delicate flavors of fish. 



it would certainly prove to be an interesting field for ex- 

 ploration, as it is in nearly a primitive condition, and would 

 uo doubt yield an interesting tribute to science or < aterprise. 



CnAIiLES D. Posiox 



SOME PISCATORIAL SYNONYMS. 



BV J. FUANCIS LK BABON, C.K. AND M.A.S.C.E., M.E , 



Mitor Forest umi Stfenw 



Every amateur naturalist, ami doubtless every angler, 

 has bee'n bewildered when collecting or traveling in a new 

 and strange ctuntry, by the strange n ones srivell to the coin 

 mon fishes of the region. So strange and new are many of 

 tie.se names that until he bus seen and handled the fishes 

 that bear them he is often ut a. loss to properly place them, 

 OT to eyen imagine what kind of a creature they are meant 

 to designate. 



And here is win-re the advantages of a scientific uomon- 

 cloture are apparent, it would be supposed, to anybody. Still 

 there are numerous persons who will rail at the long Latin 

 ; are too lazy to try and remember, and denounce 

 the study aud use of the Latin and Greek languages. It will 

 tie seen by examining this list that in many instances it is 

 almost impossible to designate the fish intended without 



recourse to the Scientific nana . 



The- following list does col claim to be complete or ex- 

 haustive. That would be a virtual impossibility When 

 nearly every region has a different name for the same fish, 

 but if is hoped the few here presented will be of some value 

 to the student and the sportsman. 



In many cases J have .aided the Indian name, of the lish 

 aud also the provincial Spanish in order lo make the nomen- 

 clature ae complete as possible. 



1 have given the uio-t common uuine first generally and 



This paper is compiled from various s 'cos, principally 



from the reports of the United States Fish Commission. 



LIST OF SYNONYMS OK PISHES Of Till-. EAST COAST OP THE 

 IN 111.1 1 STATES. 



Batfisu, uosefish, EfoftA mpcrtilio (Linn.), Cuv. 



Common frogfish, mousefish, toadfish, devilfish, of Ber- 

 muda, peseodoi ol Cuba / v- ,■..,,.>, .■,,,.. Usvigata (Cuv.), Gill. 



Spiny boxfish, rabbit-fish, of Vineyard Sound, Mass,, 

 erizo, of Cuba. Chilomyi ttrui ge&nu h-i< us 1 1. inn. |, Karap. 

 raooth puffer, tam.bor.of Cuba. '/,<,;■:/,.„ Imigatit&Qjiau.), 



Gill 

 Houg 



of Cuba 

 Trunl 

 Hogfi 



Et 



Lint 



i. porcupine-Lsh, blower, swellfish, tambor, 



ixfish, Lnct"pti '•.'/••< <'')/", ■<»* (Linn.), Poey. 

 ;-:;. Oera(aeanthu& anrantiaews (Mitch.), Gill, 

 lish. foolfish, of New 3t*oi'k, Steph ■■■■■ '/.■:', 

 tis fStorer). Gill. 

 I'lish, turbot, of Bermuda. Batistes eapi'iseus 



Tobocco trumpet-fish, uuarmed trumpet-fish. Fisiillai'ia 



. Uuu. 

 American sole, calico, liog-chokcr, of New .lersey, cover- 

 clip, of Mew Jersey spotted sole, of .Massachusetts Bay. 

 'V„, ( ,,i/.,.vU.inn.). Cuv. 

 Toadfish, oyster-fish, tlyiug-lish, ot Florida (New York 

 and Florida), supo, Cuba. Batfaehvs tav, Linn. 



Flying robin, murcielago, of Cuba, civottn de mure, of 

 Naples, banish, of Bermudas, Dactyloptwus tQliiaiii (Linn.), 



Lined sea-robin, tlyiugrisJh, of New Jersey. PrimotM 

 Gill. 



Spotted sea-robin, rabin volador, of Cuba. 7'. ptiTwiatua 

 (Blocb.). Guv. 



Web-fingered sea-robinj Carolina robin, /'. Mjvliiim 

 (Linn.l, CUV. and Va] 



Surgeon-fish, barbero. of Cuba, doctor-fish, of Bermuda, 

 -//«*, Blocb anil Schneider. A AA^est India 

 Bpenjcs, occasionally occurs. 



Angel-fiah, of Bermuda and tlalbrook, and spudefish, of 

 west 'coast of Florida, isabelita, of Cuba, Jloh/mnt/iun 

 .■Hh.,;,. Lac. 



The billlisb, spcarfish, r.i,;< i,n„* nlM™, Pitey. 



1 caballa or cavalhi, of (una, anriol. of France, 

 wavvwhuuDekesuog, of the Narragansett Indians, Trumbull, 

 . ■! ■•'■/ US, I. inn. 



Bouito, skipjack. o£ Bostoh, >,,,,/„ pdamys, (Linn.) Cuv. 



American tunnv, horse mackerel, of Massachusetts, 

 albicoie, of Bhode Island, Qrcyrua mwidi-ehrtim (Storeri, 

 Gill. 



Little tunnv. nlhicorc, alleterato, ol Naples, mackerel, of 

 Bermuda, OnynmtM mm (Rat.), Gill. 



Spanish mackerel, spotted mackerel, bay mackerel. 

 CijUhir.i maculfttilm (Milch.), Cuv. 



Oero, black Spotted Spanish mackerel, kingrish, ( . ,,•/■■/, 

 (Bloeh.'. Cuv. 



Eloraefish, javabado, of^Guba, Vomer selipinnin (Mitch.), 



Silver moonlish, jorubado, of Cuba, >'.,,,. avg&ntea, Lac. 



Dotted -'ad, round robin, of Bermuda, Deca/ptei ■ ■ 

 M<4 iMitcli.i. GilJ. 



Big-eyed scad, chickarro, of Cuba, goggler, goggle-eyed 

 jack, of Bermuda, Traclntroj/i fi-Huwnophiimlmm (Bloeh.), 

 Gill 



Buffalo jack, of Bermuda, jack, jackflsh, of Wesl 

 Florida,- er'evalli, cojinua, of Cuba, Panilraeius pisgudoa 

 (Cuv. et Vol.), Gill. 



Horse crevalli, jiguagua, cf Cuba, Curnnnnx /uji^/.-nLinv,.). 

 Gill. 



Short pumpa.no. palorrieta. of Cuba,, Tr/tr/ii/tm/,. 

 (Linn.), Glhr. 



Pompano, of the South, pompy nose, of New Orleans. 

 cavalle or-erevalle, of Smith Carolina, T Mndimis (Liuu.), 

 Gill. 



Pilot-fish, suekfish, of Holbrook, romero, of Cuba, Mm- 

 ri-nlcf. ihiHur (Linu,), Knf. 



Bonito, of Bermuda, rudder-fish, lUdtitmttiix on-«li„ r nxh 

 (Mitch.), Gill. 



Squirrel, of Bermuda, matojuelo, Of Cu'na, // ■-. 

 it/ho, Bloeh. 



Salmon trout, spotted sea trout, of Southern Ooast, spotled 

 silver sides of Scott, ft/'"'-'"'/"" ciii\>!itin,siii (Cuv. et Va],), 

 Gill. 



Trout, of Southern Coast, salt-water and gray trout, of 



Southern Coast, squoteague or squtt, of New England, 

 coumja, of Russia, shecutts or checutts, of the Mohegan 

 Indians, chickwick, of Connecticut, wcakiHi, of jyew 

 York, bhielish, of New Jersey, Vijnomnoik regalia (Ilx'h.), 

 Gill. 



Chub, of Norfolk, roach, of Virginia, spot, goody, of 

 Cape Muv. Lafayette, of New York, idoslomus obhttuit 

 . ih- Kay." 



BaSS, red buss., sea bass, channel baSS, of East Flurida. 

 spoiled bass, of South Carolina, rcdnsh, of Gulf of Mexico, 

 red drum, of New Jersey, spotted bass, of Holbrook, 

 Scircnops wdlahm iLinn ), Gill. 



Kingfish, whiting, hake, of New Jersey, barb, of New 

 Jersey, Mr.iitn-hrin, n-h.i.'osii; -(Mitch.), Gill. 



(.'roaker, verrargalo, of Cuba, Mfcroponon an'JvUUitu 

 (Linn.), Cuv. et Val. 



Bream, of Bermuda, chopa-bauca, of Cuba, PimfUptcnu 

 boscii. Lac. 



Scup, of Vineyard Sound, scuppnng, porgy,* of New 

 Yoik, bream, of Rhode Island, fair maid, of Virginia, 

 SUmtorflM ttrffj/rw (Linu.) Gill. 



Setting, glass-eyed snapper, of Bermuda, DvManuSCOXU 

 (Bl. Sehll., cm. ' 



Red grouper, grouper, of Holbrook, chema de vovero, of 

 ! ■:■■■■■ ''.- '■'■ism.jrwiCuY.), Gil). 



Black sea base; sea bass of New York, black perch or 

 Massacbu-iell;--, black b^^m\ blacklish of New Jersey ; blue- 

 fish of Newport; black harry, hanuahills of New York (D3 

 Kay); black-will of Virginia; Cvnti-ojirislis otriirhiss (Linu.), 

 Barn. 



Charioteer; coachman of De Kay. Dw&S "»//';,'", Cuv, 

 et Val. 



Striped bass of Eastern States; lockfish of Pennsylvania., 

 etc. ; uiissuckekc-ncquock of the Narragansetts. * Ecccm 

 fte"te..(Bl. Sehnr.). Gill. 



Mootitish; angelfish ot" South Carolina; three-banded 

 sheep-head; three-tailed porgv. Pini.p/'fppun f«!> '/.(Cuv.), Gill 



Bluetisli of New York and New Eugland, except Rhode 

 island; horao mackerel of Newport and New Jersey, skip- 

 jack of North Carolina; g'eeufish of Yisgiuia (DeKay); 

 tailor of Maryland and Virginia; whkefish and snap mack- 

 erel (Young):' Pt»n«to)/ms taluctrte (Linn,), Gill. 



Sucker; pega of Cube ; Editnaix nmoni, (Linu.). 



Northern barracuda; senuct of Bermuda; Sphyreana b&r- 

 eaMs (DeKay), 



Silver -sides; friar of New England; ClUinsloma uotota 

 (Mitch, i, Gill. 



Silver gar: billfish; tkhma longirostris (Mitch.), GUI. 



Skipper; saury; skip-jack; Ayjtit/irca'jtocv.kll'iiiiii; Lesucur. 



Killifish; muininichog; Jfuiuhibtx pixcli niits (Mitch.). Val. 



Big-eyed herring; matajuelo bianco and seal of Cuba; 

 Elops «/«/•/«; Linn. 



Jewfish; tarpum of Bermuda; Megalops thrimoides (Bl 

 Seh.); Gunther. 



Thread herring; menhaden of Portland-, shadherriDg of 



New York: Oi<ixll>;,,,,it,i Ihriftm, Gill. 



Herrmg; seld of Russia; Civ pea haccngus. 



Herring of Southern Stales; alevife' of New England; 

 gaspereau of British provinces; spring htning of New Eng- 

 land-, aumsuog of the Narragansett. Indians; kvaek, blue 

 back. alewife,"saw belly and cat-thresher of Portland, Me. ; 



Pohi Globus pxtiuloltuiriig :>:< I Wilson) Gill. 



Tailor herring; fall shad; hickory shad; Pomolvbua inedio- 

 eW»'(Mitch.). Gi 1, 



Devilfish; mania of C'uba; C .,,, ... ,-V,/,v (Mitch.), 



Bishop-ruv; obispo ol Cuba: Actdbatts naHwtri; Mail, et 



llcule. 



Sting-ray; whip-ray; stingarec; /'/.,■.--./. n :.>. ■•!,■„ Olitch.), 

 Gill. 



Torpedo;orampfish;uumbfish; Tor-ped ■ Mentaliti'StGtt r. 



Winter skate; sharp-nosed ikatC; Rcttalmws, Mitch. 



Angelfish; shark-ray, monk-fish, tnonkcy-tisb., kingston, 

 fiddle-fish of Europe ;• little bull-head shark of New York; 

 • dumeriM, l.esueur. 



Mackerel shark; dentuda of Cuba; /■-»/•,.,«« dekoyi, Gill. 



At wood's shark; nun-eater of Maine; VuivhiiroiimmUrovrii 

 (Slorer) Gill. 



Fox shark-, thresher, -wjigic tail, sea-fox, sea-ape ,\ pez- 

 zono of Cuba; pescc pavbnc of Naples; Aloptas eu-lpes, 

 (Linu.) Bin, 



Hammer-head shark; corunda of f'uha; maguosa of 

 Naples; 8phyrna zygana (Linn.), Mull, and Heiile. ' 



Tiger shark ,- aleciin of Cuba ; Qaleoeerdo tigennus, MU11. 

 ami Heule. 



Salmon; siomga and losass of Russia; Sol:,,,, Halter. 



Smelt: koriouchlta of Russia. Osirn'rus i- , 



Cod; treska of Russia; Gadltl morrhUt 



Flounder; kambala, of Russia,; /-''; n,,„,. ,-,',.. pl,it:^it, et Pi 



jU'St/i-. 



Sturgeon; belougaof Russia, and iedii.-h; Aaipenser huso. 



Sot to he eoufouutleJ wilh thL- parade, pogy or liieuhuileu. 



An Anou.k's Camp,— At the International Fisheries 

 K\liibiiioii to be held in London this ycaa*, there will be, m 

 tUe Amerioan department, an anirler's. cainp, which prom- 

 ise! i- 1 be one of the most striking- features of the Vniied 

 States exhibit. It Will be equipped with all the modern 

 appliances for the comfort and convenience of the angler 

 in the woods. Il is a portable house 10 feel by 1 ! feet, and 



will have one end open to allow Of an in- 1 iou of the in- 

 ferior. In die house will bean; ■ , which have 



been sent by several persons, and a full colli ction of all 

 IhiogBused by anglers is desired. Prof. Goode will bu glad 

 to receive suggestions or material to make the camp com- 

 i.i-i -. Bofarhehaa the following articles: W T Sher 

 man, folding coi with mosquito net, etc., canvas catiqi 

 cle.:-. Dltncklee'S MUIp Stove, carap table, Roebuck's head 

 net, stone pocket filter, combination of jack and lamp, 

 Ray's patent sunshade, minnow pail, American shanty 

 Docket hammock, tin basin, plates, knives and forks. Per 

 guson's water-proof and preservative for boots, Plumb's 

 improved fitr and oil for insects, Plumb's Fnsecl Repellent, 

 Conroy & Bissau's "Angler* Companion foi Salt and 

 Fresh Water I'Mshing." Cttisln camp hatchet. We have 

 recommended an Adirondack boat With n ;ck-\ 'lie far 

 tages, ii<'\<, etc., landing net and gaff , creel atul • 



\\ ii ■:■<•-. i or, T.'.ni'i u Scawns. Jacksonville, pin, — It af- 

 fords Dr. Kenworlhy pleasure in iiiLiiiiii.Ui l-'reii Mather 

 that 'no has discovered the spawning irround.s of die tarpum. 



The locality is within six miles i i they spawn in 



May and J line and will fake a Cut bail. If some ol yOtti 



anuling friends wish to tackle streaks uf greased lighniing, 

 tell ihent to try tarpum fishing. Your I rout, black bass and 

 salmon fishing' is "all in my eye aud Betty M irtjn, ' when 

 compared with landing a tarpum.— C, J. Ke.swouthv. 



