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Jordieland near Kirkcudbright. Tailless Trout are caught 

 occasionally in Loch Enock, and this curious aberration has 

 also occurred in the Nith. 



Salmo levenensis, Walk. — Loch Leven Trout. — Has been 

 extensively introduced of late years, and specimens are now 

 caught in most of the rivers with tolerable frequency. 



Salmo trutta, Mem. — Sea Trout. — Abundant, coming up the 

 rivers in successive "runs," which are supposed to be dependent 

 on the state of the weather. The great bulk of the " Hidings " 

 which, beginning to run in July, continuing to come up in swarms 

 all the autumn months, form so large and fine a proportion of 

 the angler's takes in the Solway rivers, are the young of the Sea 

 Trout. But " Hidings " are also the younger stages of other 

 races of Salmonidse, varying to a most wonderful extent in 

 character and types. 



Salmo eriox, Linn. — The Bull Trout. — Whether this is a distinct 

 species or hybrid, or sterile form, seems to be a vexed question 

 at present. " Bull Trouts " of various types are captured 

 occasionally in the Nith and Annan and more plentifully in the 

 Dee. 



[Salmo ferox,fard. & Selb. — Great Lake Trout. — Very large Trout 

 are now and again caught in Loch Ken and Loch Cree and in 

 some of the smaller lochs, the descriptions of which read very 

 like S.ferox. I have never personally examined any of these big 

 Trout. Whether we have the true ferox must be left to the 

 future for decision.] 



Salmo alpinus, Linn. — The Charr. — Found abundantly in Loch 

 Grannoch, and not quite so numerously in Loch Dungeon. My 

 friend Mr. T. R. Bruce, while resident at Slogarie, put a quantity 

 of Loch Grannoch Charr into Lochenbreck some years ago, 

 but it is believed the experiment was not successful. Charr of 

 a type which differs widely from the others are found in Loch 

 Doon, but as that loch belongs to the Ayrshire watershed, we 

 must be content with the mention of the fact. There is an 

 interesting notice of the Grannoch Charr in one of the appen- 

 dices to Symson's "Galloway" (1684) which runs as follows: — 

 " A Cuddin is a little fish as big as a large trout, short, but 

 thick-bodied; its belly a pure red colour; its taste very sweet ; 

 and is only found in a lake called Lake Grenoch, in a very wild 

 moorish place where they abound.'' 



Osmerus eperlanus, Linn. — The Smelt. — (Locally "Spirling" and 



sometimes " Rash" or " Rush-fish" in allusion to the rush-like 

 smell.) Abundant in the Firth, ascending the tidal parts of 



the Nith, Annan, Urr, and Cree in the winter and spring 



