2 
Cherbonnier, Dr. B. C 
Chesapeake Bay, Dredging.. 
171, 
Chesapeake Bay, West of 
Tangier and Smith’s Isl- 
ands 
Circulars to persons interest- 
ed in the fisheries 
Clark, F. N 
Close time has improved oys- 
ter beds 
Coast Survey, U. S 
Cooke, W. A 
Collector or kettle in carp 
ponds 
Collins, W xlyii, 
Comegys, H. C 
“ Richard H . . ... 
Commission of Fisheries hi, 
Comparison of the ratios of 
different beds 162, 
Conclusion lxxvi, 
Concussion destructive to 
oysters 130, 
Co-operation with U. S. Fish 
Commission 
Coppersmith, Granv 
Correction of former conclu 
sions 
Crabs and drills destructive 
Crabs, gasteropods, &c., ene 
mies to young oysters . . . 
Cragg, Henry 
Crevelin, M 
Crisfield, near the great oys 
ter beds 
Cultch 140, 154, 
Cunningham, W. A. . .xlvii, 
Cunsey, Hon. J. M 
Currents, Direction and ve- 
locity of 
Currents in the Sound . .111, 
“ strongest over Ter- 
rapin Sands 
Cyprinus carpio 
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XXXIV 
127 
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LXIX 
LXII 
LXVIII 
LXX 
LXX 
VII 
185 
133 
136 
XXVI 
LXIX 
206 
209 
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LXXI 
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115 
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D. PAGE 
Dali, W. H 136, 197 
Dangers to young oysters. . . 28 
Dashiell, Edgar, Answers by. xviii 
Davis, A. B xlviii 
Debris 214,216, 218 
“ Percentage of. . .172, 185 
Decrease of the oysters lxxvi 
Deep water oysters 197 
Delineation of the beds 164 
Densities of water, Compari- 
son of 108, 121 
Density Curves b&c 192 
Depositing shells 217 
Deposits 115, 124 
Depth of water, Influence of. 
134, 137 
Desertion of a bed indicates 
decreased productivity 216 
Deterioration of oyster beds. 
137, 148 
Development of Rock-fish 
eggs, Rapid xxv 
Development of the Marine 
Prosobranchiate Gastero • 
pods 64 
Development of the oyster 
eggs 18 
Development of the oyster 
and the Gastrula theory. . . 72 
Difference of density.110,121, 122 
Dipping tube 17 
Distribution of Brook Trout, xlviii 
“ of California 
Salmon l, liii, lvi 
Distribution of German Carp. 
LXVIII, LXX, LXXI 
Distribution of Land-Locked 
Salmon xlvii 
Dobbin, Judge li 
Dohrn, Anton 80 
Donaldson, John xlix 
Dorsal and ventral parts ... 5 
Dredges open the oyster bed. 211 
Dredging not an unmixed 
evil. 154 
