Feb. 1899. NORTH AMERICAN FISHES MEEK. 231 



of second ray reaching middle of last ray ; last ray, 2^ in longest 

 ray ; pectorals, i| in head ; ventrals, 2^. 



Color dark blue above and on sides to lateral line anteriorly, 

 and to a short distance above lateral line posteriorly, then becom- 

 ing abruptly silvery ; belly nearly white, no spots on head or 

 body, none on any of the fins, except a few on caudal fin ; upper 

 margin of lower jaw black, a dark blue patch on cheek, extending 

 obliquely upward and backward to near top of opercle ; pectorals, 

 ventrals, and anal yellowish. 



The general color of this specimen much resembles the Blue 

 Back of Lake Crescent. It is some darker, has no spots, except 

 on caudal fin, and the upper anterior profile is much more curved. 



"This trout is occasionally taken in Lake Southerland, and 

 is called the 'Salmon trout.' It is easily recognizable, not only 

 by the sharply curved upper outline of the fore part of the body, 

 but also by its quite different style of coloration, resembling, 

 as stated above, somewhat the style of the Blue Back of Lake 

 Crescent. As there is no water connection between these lakes, 

 and Lake Southerland is seventy-five feet lower than Crescent, 

 and, moreover, the fish of that lake have no communication with 

 the sea, on account of a very high precipitous fall a short distance 

 from its outlet, it cannot be supposed that these two forms are 

 in any way identical. Out of a large number of trout taken by 

 me in Lake Southerland, only two or three specimens of this 

 form were procured, and they were all of small size, and I did 

 not understand that it was ever obtained of much greater dimen- 

 sions than those given above. This could not be the fault of the 

 lake, which is exceedingly deep, and nearly three miles in length. 



It is a gamey fish, takes the fly, leaps out of water, and 

 is a good fighter for its size." (D. G. E.) 



Cottus asper Richardson. 



Bull head from Lake Southerland. 



Six specimens, ranging in length from 5.5 inches to 7.4 inches ; 

 skin smooth, except a few prickles along lateral and under pec- 

 toral fin ; vent nearer base of caudal (midway between eye and 

 base of caudal) than tip of snout. 



Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus Tilesius. 

 One specimen from Port Angeles. 



