Chapter M: Mackerel-fishing, 19

_Macrocheira-kœmpferi_, the, 62.

Mauritius, the coral reefs of, the great resort of Crayfish, 105.

Mauve dresses, &c., tincture imparted to the, 27.

_Medusidæ_, family of the, 31.

_Mithraculus coronatus_, the, 63.

_Mytilus edulis_, 41.

N.

_Neptunus pelagicus_, the, 63.

Nets for shrimping, 75.

Nets for shrimp-catching, 80.

Nut crab, the, 59;
anecdote of the, _ib._

O.

Ocean, its broad expanse, a subject for profound meditation, 117.

_Oceanus crucifer_, 63.

Opossum of the shrimp family, 83, 84;
fed on by the whale, 84.

_Ou-Ou_, the, 45;
his habits, 48.

Oyster-knife, Roman, found near Cirencester, 3, _note_.

P.

Pagurus, the, 44.

_Parthenope horrida_, 64.

Pea-crab, the, 34, 41.

Phipps, Captain, anecdote of, 113;
his treasure-seeking adventures, 114;
his important discoveries, 115;
knighted by James II., _ib._

Pic-nic parties for lobster-fishing, 98.

_Pilumnus nespertilis_, the, 66.

Pinna, 39, 40;
a shell-fish, 42;
lines on, by Oppiannus, 42;
different species of the, 41, 43.

_Pinnotheres_, varieties of, 43, 44.

_Planes minutus_, 67, 68.

Plume corals, 113.

Pole net for shrimping, 77, 78.

_Porcellana longicornis_, the, 61.

Pouting, capture of, 18.

Prawns, historical notices of, 73, _et seq._;
capture of, 77;
their aquatic haunts, 78;
catching of, 80;
their estimated value, 81;
an excellent bait for salmon, 82;
of very large size in the Carribean Sea, 86;
parasite on the carapace of, _ib._
(See _Shrimp_.)

R.

Rag-worm, use of, as a bait, 18.

Reels, use of, 16.

Robins of the United States, 66.

Rod-fishing, 18.

Rods useful in fishing, 17.

Romans, crabs appreciated by the, 2, 3.

Round plait prepared salmon line, 15.

S.

Salmon-trip, how constructed, 10.

Sand-crab, the, 57.

Sand hopper, its natural habits, 116.

Sand raiser, the, 72, 73.

Sand-shrimp, the, 73.

Sea fishing-tackle, of great utility, 14.

Sea-flea, its natural habits, 116.

_Sepia_, or cuttle-fish, 40.

Serpent orders of the Indian Seas, lines on the, 32.

Shark, fearful visit of the, 112.

Shell-shifting process of crabs, 6;
its difficulties and discomforts, 7.

Shell, the inhabitants often dispossessed, and occupied by another,
33.

Shore-crab, the, 29.

Shrimp-fisheries for the supply of London and other markets, 81.

Shrimps, historical notices of, 73, _et seq._;
often confounded with prawns, 73;
named the “Sand-raiser,” 74;
their cunning, _ib._;
contrivances for catching them, 74, _et seq._;
materials and implements for catching them, 79;
dress for, _ib._;
advantage to be taken of low tides, 80;
hoop-net used for taking them, _ib._;
fisheries for, 81;
enormous quantities of, consumed in London, 81, 82;
the endless variety of, yielded by the Indian and Chinese Seas, 85;
and also by lakes, ponds, and streams, 87, 88;
the fairy shrimp, 87.
(See _Prawns_.)

Silk-worm gut, 15.

Silk-yielding mussel, 39.

Skeleton of the crab, 5.

Slugs, value of in the Chinese market, 71.

Slug-hunters, 70.

Smelts, capture of, 19.

Soldier crabs, 33.

South Seas, coral-formed islands of the, 51.

Southern Seas, inhabited by legions of crabs, 68, 69.

Spawning season of the land-crabs, 54.

Spider crabs, 32, 33.

Squat lobsters, 99.

Swimming crabs, 29.

T.

Table, selection of a thoroughly good crab for the, 24, 25.

_Thelphusa fluviatilis_, a genus of crab, 55;
religions anciently connected with the, 57.

Traps for catching crabs, 10.

Traveller blocks, use of the, 21.

Trepang of the Southern Seas, 69;
process of boiling, 70.

Troughs for hatching crustacea, 93.

Trout-hooks, 18, 19.