NATURAL HISTORY MISCELLANY. 693 
NOTES oN SOME OF THE COAST FISHES OF FLORIDA. — During a resi- 
dence of three months in East Florida last winter, I sailed up and down 
the Halifax, Indian, and Hillsboro’ rivers, and enjoyed fine sport with 
the fishes of € bert many of which I found to be of the first excel- 
lence on the t 
Shee epshead cali ovis Mitchell). At New Smyrna, near the Mus- 
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by trolling with a mullet bait and hand line. At about half flood we 
caught them by casting a hand line, with mullet bait, far off into the surf, 
or by fishing with a rod and line where the channel ran near the beach. 
This fish much resembles the striped bass (Labrax lineatus), in habits, 
a fish on th 
and is quite as game a e hook. I had many ks and man 
yards of strong bass line taken away by them, as they fight fiercely to 
the last. This is a very sh on the table; rich, firm and delicate. 
a golden copper hue on the sides, an white beneath; scales large; tail 
square; first and second dorsal with sharp spines; teeth numerous and 
small in the jaws; large and enamelled on the vomer. 
Cavalli or Crevallé (Lichia Carolina DeKay). Family of Scombridse. 
also take a red rag or spoon, trailed behind a boat; a very activ 
strong fish; good eating, though rathe M sepes in his i Panis 
to 
w tter, I am deu es by old fishermen on the Florida coast, 
never takes à Ae and can c be TUN in nets, and at night. It much 
resembles the Crevallé in 
Sea-trout ( Otolithus AG es ). This belongs to the same fam- 
ily as the Weak fish of the New York coast. In shape and color it resem- 
bles the jake tront of Lr Adirondack region, but wants the adipose fin 
course is not a true trout. It is 
it or clam; weight from two pounds 
under part 
teeth strong, tail waved in form, with a double dorsal fin, with spines. 
Black Snapper ( Mesoprion pargus Cuv. ). Belon 
cide; is in form like the tautog; a bottom fish, with larg ) ) 
strong teeth; bites eagerly at clam or mullet, and pulls hard; silvery in 
