. American fishes [microform] : a popular treatise upon the game and food fishes of North America, with especial reference to habits and methods of capture. Fishes; Fishing; Poissons; Pêche sportive. THE KINO-FISn. MEXTIC1RRV3 THE KING AND QUEEN FISHES. These lie tlie hills, fciimih he) tlie siirijes hie, On whicli Cynthi^iher he; ilotli feed ; Hor heartls he thmisantl fishes witli their frie, Which in the hosome of the hillowes breed. • Of them the shcphcard, which hath charge in chief, Is Triton, blowing loutl his wreathed horn At sonnil whereof, they all, fir their
. American fishes [microform] : a popular treatise upon the game and food fishes of North America, with especial reference to habits and methods of capture. Fishes; Fishing; Poissons; Pêche sportive. THE KINO-FISn. MEXTIC1RRV3 THE KING AND QUEEN FISHES. These lie tlie hills, fciimih he) tlie siirijes hie, On whicli Cynthi^iher he; ilotli feed ; Hor heartls he thmisantl fishes witli their frie, Which in the hosome of the hillowes breed. • Of them the shcphcard, which hath charge in chief, Is Triton, blowing loutl his wreathed horn At sonnil whereof, they all, fir their relief. Wend too and fro at evening and at nKjrnc. Si'BNSEH. Co/in Clouts Coiiii'Ilotne ^\i;ain. 1591. 'T'HE Kixo-FISH, .}rt'nficirnis nrhif/osiis, also known as the "Hake" on the coast of New Jt-'rs<-'y and Delaware, and as the " Tom-cod " on the coast of Connecticut, the "Barb" about Barnegat, the " Black Mullet" in the Chesapeake, the " Sea Mink " in North Carolina, and sometimes also in the South as the " Whiting," ranges from Cape Ann south at least as f;ir as the mouth of the St. John's River, Fla., although in the southern part of its range it is frequently confused with the Whiting. It has been obtained by Jordan and Stearns at Pensacola ; though it is rare in the Gulf. Its great gaminess, its beauty of color and form, and its excellent flavor, Mr. Cheney assures us, causetl the loyal citizens of New York in colonial days to call this species the "King-fish" and in former times, when it was abundant in New York bay, the King-fish and the small striped bass were the crowning glory of the old time fishing. It is discussed as follows by Professor Baird : "This species, well worthy of the name which has been given it, and. 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
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