Chapter II: Appendix: I. Observations on Fish-Guano 491

II. LIST OF AUTHORITIES 499

III. WICK HERRING-HARVEST OF 1865 502

IV. TOTAL CATCH OF HERRINGS AT ALL THE STATIONS ON THE
NORTH-EAST COAST DURING THE LAST FIVE YEARS; AND
ESTIMATED NUMBER OF HANDS EMPLOYED—1865 503

INDEX 505

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

VIEW OF WICK HARBOUR DURING THE HERRING SEASON _Frontispiece._

EGGS OF THE SALMON KIND JUST HATCHING _Page_ 13

SALMON A DAY OR TWO OLD 14

WHITEBAIT GROUND NEAR QUEENSFERRY 22

LOCHMABEN 27

PACKING HERRINGS 41

A DIVISION OF COMACCHIO 48

BILLINGSGATE 65

THE FISHMARKET AT BALE 81

GROUND-PLAN OF THE PISCICULTURAL ESTABLISHMENT AT HUNINGUE 82

VIEW OF HUNINGUE 83

HALL OF INCUBATION 84

BASINS FOR THE YOUNG FISH 85

GUTTERS FOR HATCHING PURPOSES 86

ARTIFICIAL MODE OF SPAWNING 87

PISCICULTURAL ESTABLISHMENT AT BUISSE 93

ORIGINAL BREEDING-POND AT STORMONTFIELD 100

PROFILE OF STORMONTFIELD SALMON-BREEDING PONDS 101

DESIGN FOR A SERIES OF SALMON-BREEDING PONDS 103

PISCICULTURAL APPARATUS 115

SILURUS GLANIS 127

ANGLERS’ FISHES 137

JACK IN HIS ELEMENT 141

THAMES ANGLERS.—FROM AN OLD PICTURE 151

THE ANGLER FISH 156

CORRY HARBOUR 171

PARR ONE YEAR OLD 182

SMOLT TWO YEARS OLD 189

FISHES OF THE SALMON FAMILY 198

SALMON-WATCHER’S TOWER ON THE RHINE 201

STAKE-NETS ON THE RIVER SOLWAY 208

SALMON-FISHING STATION AT WOODHAVEN ON TAY 212

MEMBERS OF THE HERRING FAMILY 245

VIEW OF LOCHFYNE 249

VIEW OF A CURING YARD 261

THE GADIDÆ FAMILY 289

THE PLEURONECTIDÆ FAMILY 297

LAKE FUSARO 349

OYSTER-PYRAMID 350

OYSTER-FASCINES 351

OYSTER-PARKS 355

OYSTER-CLAIRES 357

OYSTER-TILES 363

OYSTER-DREDGING AT COCKENZIE 377

THE SCOTTISH PEARL-MUSSEL 399

MUSSEL-STAKES 411

A MUSSEL-FARM 412

NEWHAVEN FISHWIVES 424

A FRENCH FISHWOMAN 454