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THE GORBUSCHA SALMON. 



THE PACIFIC SALMON. 



So dainty Salmons, chevins thunder-scar'd, 

 Feast-famous sturgeons, lampreys speckled-star'd 

 In the spring season the rough sea forsake 

 And in the rivers thousand pleasures take. 



Du Baktas : The Divine Week. 



T T TE have upon our Pacific coast four species of the genus Oncorhynchus, 

 which is also abundant in the waters of Northwestern Asia. Having 

 never seen one of them, except in bottles of spirits, I shall quote literally 

 from the writings of Jordan, and from the notes furnished me by Dr. 

 Bean, who has tabulated the principal characters as follows : 



SPECIES OF ONCORHYNCHUS. 



A. Scales small, lateral line more than 200. 

 AA. Scales large, 125 to 155. 

 a. Gill-rakers long, 30 to 40. 

 aa. Gill-rakers short, 20 to 23. 

 b. Pyloric coeca 50 to 80. 

 bb. Pyloric coeca 140 or more. 



c. Anal rays 13 to 14 : branchiostegals 13 to 14. 

 cc. Anal rays 16: branchiostegals 15 to 19. 



O. GORBUSCHA. 



O. NERKA. 



O. KISUTCH. 



O. KETA. 

 O. CHOUICHA. 



The Gorbuscha, Oucoi-hynclius gorbuscha, is still known to the Russians 

 as in the time of Pennant and Pallas by the name of " Gorbuscha," gorb 

 meaning hump. The English-speaking people call it generally the 

 " Hump-back Salmon," and often the " Dog Salmon." On Frazer River 

 it is known as "Holia" or '-Hone" Salmon, and on Puget Sound as 

 the '' Haddoh." This is one of the smallest Salmons, not averaging over 



