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certainly different from the "old" herring, and stated that it differed 

 from it partly by variation in form, 1 and partly by staying near the coast 

 " all the year round," (while the " old " herring came near the coast only 

 for a short time,) 2 and by having (in the beginning of the year and in 

 spring) roe and milt, 3 (which during that period was not generally the 

 case with the " old " herring,) 4 by being not as large when full grown, 5 

 by a smaller head and higher body, 6 by the relative position of the 

 fins, 7 by a different flavor, 8 and finally by resembling the Kattegat- 

 herring. 9 As a characteristic distinction, it was mentioned that the 

 herring coming in from the sea had a larger head, and was thinner and 

 smaller, than the " old " herring, and had a different flavor : 10 which as- 

 sertions, however, have been utterly and indisputably refuted by Professor 

 Nilsson. 11 Even from that kind of herring which is now generally called 

 lottsill, (wandering-herring,) and which in size occasionally exceeds the 

 " old " herring, 12 it is said to differ somewhat, as the lottsill was said to 

 resemble more closely the Norwegian grabensill, (gray-bone herring,) or 

 have smaller scales and proportions slenderer. 13 The " old" herring was 

 furthermore of a different race from the Norwegian grabensill, (gray-bone 

 herring,) 14 and the Southern Kattegat and Limfjord-herring. 18 If we 

 now consider everything that is alleged in the reports on the herring- 

 fisheries regarding this matter, we find that the " old " herring, accord- 

 ing to the account of the fishermen, differed from the " skiirgardsill,'' 

 (coast-herring,) from the " str&ksill," (wandering-herring,) and — though 

 not quite so much — from the " hafslottsill," (sea-herring,) and, finally, also 

 from the herring caught on the western coast of Norway, in the Katte- 

 gat, and in the Limfjord, but that it nevertheless bore some resemblance 

 to the " straksill," 16 and even to the older and larger "varsill," (spring- 



1 Hand!, rdr. Sillf., p. 88 fr. 23, p. 89 fr. 30, p. 90 fr. 31, pp. 95, 102, fr. 25. Also see 

 Lundbeck, O., Antekningar, p. 27. — Edenhielm, G. Utlatande till Commerce Collegium at 

 d. 2 Mars 1840. 



2 Handl. ror. Sillf., p. 95. 



3 Handl. ror. Sillf., p. 90 fr. 31, p. 120 fr. 16, p. 127 fr. 17. 



4 Handl. ror. Sillf., p. 89 fr. 25, p. 98 fr. 5, p. 120 fr. 12, p. 125 fr. 6. 



5 Handl. ror. Sillf., p. 120 fr. 13, p. 127 fr. 17 and 23.— See also Dubb, K. Vet. Akacks 

 Handl. f. 1817, pp. 35, 44. — Lundbeck, Antekningar, p. 27. 



e Handl. ror. Sillf., p. 100 fr. 14 and 15, p. 107 fr. 24, p. 120 fr. 10, p. 127 fr. 23. 

 Dubb, K. Vet. Akad:s. Handl. f. 1817, p. 44. — Lundbeck, Antekningar, p. 27. 

 i Handl. ror. Sillf., p. 112 fr. 16. 



8 Handl. ror. Sillf., p. 120 fr. 10, p. 127 fr. 17 .—Lundbeck, Antekningar, p. 27. 



9 Handl. ror. Sillf., p. 100 fr. 15, p. 107 fr.24.— See also Dubb, K. Vet. Akad:s. Handl. 

 f. 1817, pp. 35, 44. 



10 Handl. ror. Sillf., p. 88 fr. 23, pp. 87-88 fr. 19, pp. 92, 108 fr. 32, p. 119 fr. 6, p. 126 

 fr. 10. 



11 Handl. ror. Sillf., pp. 133-135. 



12 Handl. ror. Sillf., p. 90 fr. 33. 



"Handl. ror. Sillf* p. 88 fr. 23, p. 90 fr. 33, p. 119 fr. 7. 

 " Handl. ror. Sillf., p. 90 fr. 34, pp. 95, 107 fr. 25, p. 121 fr. 20— See also p. 121 fr. 



21 and p. 100 fr. 16. 



" Handl. ror. Sillf., p. 100 fr. 15, p. 121 fr. 20. 



!6 Handl. ror. Sillf., p. 119 fr. 7, p. 128,fr. 25 and 26. 





