110 SALMONIA. 



spines in the newly run fish, some of the 

 smaller ones having been probably rubbed 

 off in spawning by the other. I would not 

 for some time, till assured by an experienced 

 fisherman, believe that the spent fish was a 

 salmon ; and when their flesh was compared 

 •on the table, one was white, flabby, and bad, 

 and without curd ; the other of the brightest 

 pink, and full of dense curd. Then, though 

 of the same length, one weighed only 4 lbs. 

 the other 9 \ lbs. When it is recollected 

 that different salmon and sea trout spawn at 

 different times in the same river, and that 

 fish of the same year being born at different 

 seasons, from Christmas to Lady-day, — and 

 having migrated to the sea in spring — run 

 up the rivers of all sizes in summer and 

 autumn — the young salmon from 2 to 10 lbs. 

 in weight, the young sea trout from \ to 3 lbs. 

 in weight — it is not difficult to account for 

 the variety of names given by casual ob- 

 servers to individuals of these two species. 



