. Fishes. Fishes. SalmonidcB 339 clear streams of Japan and Formosa. It runs up from the sea like a salmon. It reaches the length of about a foot. The. Fig. 248 -Ayu, or Japanese Samlet, Plecoglossus altivelis Schlegel. Tamagawa, Tokyo, Japan. flesh is very fine and delicate, scarcely surpassed by that of any other fish whatsoever. It should be introduced into clear short streams throughout the temperate zones. In the river at Gifu in Japan and in some other streams the ayu is fished for on a large scale by means of tamed cor- morants. This is usually done from boats in the night by the light
. Fishes. Fishes. SalmonidcB 339 clear streams of Japan and Formosa. It runs up from the sea like a salmon. It reaches the length of about a foot. The. Fig. 248 -Ayu, or Japanese Samlet, Plecoglossus altivelis Schlegel. Tamagawa, Tokyo, Japan. flesh is very fine and delicate, scarcely surpassed by that of any other fish whatsoever. It should be introduced into clear short streams throughout the temperate zones. In the river at Gifu in Japan and in some other streams the ayu is fished for on a large scale by means of tamed cor- morants. This is usually done from boats in the night by the light of torches. Cormorant-fishing.—The following account of cormorant- fishing is taken, by the kind permission of Mr. Caspar W. Whit- ney, from an article contributed by the writer to Outing, April, 1902: Tamagawa means Jewel River, and no water could be clearer. It rises somewhere up in the delectable mountains to the eastward of Musashi, among the mysterious pines and green-brown fir-trees, and it flows across the plains bordered by rice-fields and mul- berry orchards to the misty bay of Tokyo. It is, therefore, a river of Japan, and along its shores are quaint old temples, each guarding its section of primitive forest, picturesque bridges, huddling villages, and torii, or gates through which the gods may pass. The stream itself is none too large—a boy may wade it—but it runs on a wide bed, which it will need in flood-time, when the snow melts in the mountains. And this broad flood-bed is. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Jordan, David Starr, 1851-1931. New York, H. Holt and Company
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