Part 11

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.)

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.

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.