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PYLORIC APPENDAGES OF SALMON. 



The other block represents the same structures from 

 a "spawning" fish; they were taken from a 131b. 

 salmon, which was caught on the 19th January, 1871. 

 It will here be seen that the fat has now entirely been 

 absorbed fi-om the pyloric appendages, while the milt is 



MILT AKD PYLOEICS OF AN 

 " UNCLEAN " SALMON. 



milt and pylorics of a 

 "clean run "salmon. 



very large, the fish having been taken on or near the 

 spawning-beds. Spawning operations being over, the 

 fish would at once descend as a kelt or unclean fish to 

 the sea to get on his pylorics a fresh store of fat. 



