Mackerel
Scomber scomber (Linn.), S. scombrus (Cuv.), the common European mackerel. Snout pointing, under jaw projecting, gill covers large and smooth, pectoral and ventral fins in advance of the dorsal; five finlets above and below the tail, vertically over each other; tail crescent shaped. Above the lateral line the color is a fine green, varied with rich blue, and marked with broad, dark, descending lines, straight in the males, undulating in the females; under parts silvery with golden tints.
The home of the common mackerel may be broadly described as the North Atlantic Ocean, south to Spain in Europe, and Cape Hatteras in America; it is common in the North Sea, and all round the British and Irish coasts. It is an extremely valuable food fish, and the mackerel fishery is only second in importance to the herring and cod fisheries. versity of Virginia in 1861. He served with the Confederates in the Civil War, becoming deacon in 1864 and priest in 1866. He was assistant at Emmanuel Church, Baltimore, and later rector of Christ Church, Alexandria, Va. (1867- 1875), Holy Trinity Church, Harlem, New York City (1875-1886). In 1889 he became rector of Epiphany Church, Washington. His works include: "Vindication of Protestant Principles" (1879), "Future Punishment" (1883), "Present- Day Problems of Christian Thought" (1900), "Catholic Principles and the Change of Name" (1913), "The Soul of Lee" (1918). He died in 1920.
McKINLEY, MOUNT, highest peak in North America, situated in central Alaska, about 150 miles N. of Cook Inlet.
It is estimated to be about 20,500 feet in height. Its summit was first reached in 1912 by Belmore Browne and Prof. Herschell C. Parker.