Note 415 — NEW ENGLISH CANAAN OR NEW CANAAN. (continued 2)
Reading edition
Morton confounds the Shad (Alosa præstabilis), or Allize (corruption of the French Alose), with the smaller Alewife. This, with the Smelt and the Eel, are among the few shore fishes that are still found in comparative plenty. The Menhaden is used in our time to set corn.