Perca formofa. Grunt* Corners of the mouth yellow: 
head yellow; ftriped lengthways with pale blue, bound with pur¬ 
ple : body white, ftriped tranfverfly with yellow : Tides comprefled: 
lateral line nearly parallel to the arch of the back: tail forked: 
length one foot. D. If* P* l S • V* r* A. |. 
This kind is taken on the coaft of North America, and amongft 
the Bahama and Caribee Iflands; where they have a method of 
taking fifh, by intoxicating them with the bark of the roots of 
Dog-wood PifcidiaErythrina; Linn. They pound the bark and fteep 
it in water, and then fqueeze the juice through their hands into 
the fea, which makes the fifti float motionlefs on the furface. 
