No. 627] STUDIES IN ECHENEIS OR REMOBA 



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Holmwood purchased one of these fish to send to Eng- 

 land but it was killed by a crane. A second one died, 

 probably from lack of a fresh supply of water. He after- 

 wards arranged to buy another on its return from a fish- 

 ing trip. 



^ It was brouirlit to mc a few w(^eks lat(M- minus its rin-, ami with a 



liis oanoo, and lliat it liad at:t(n'wards afTixed itself to a ]ars?c sliark and, 

 holdirio- on after all the si)aro line had been paid out. tlie tail had dven 



inferior quality of the spirit. This speeimen measured 2 t.vt ^ nciu- 

 in lencrth and weighed 3i/v. pounds. The sucker contained 'J.; i.;iii> nf 



Ilolmwood wanted to go out with the lisliciincii and 

 see the fishes at work. But as the distance to the iisliiiig- 

 grounds was considerable, as the trips lasted fifteen days, 

 and as the boats were small and lacked accommodations 

 for a European, he was forced to desist. Thus he failed 

 to Ix'coine an eye witness to this ri^niai'kable procedure.^ 



