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 The Natural History of the Salmon 1 



On the Close Season ; or the time necessary to put 

 the rivers in defence - ------ 24 



On the Species of the Common Salmon, the Sea- 

 Trout, and the Salmon- Peal : an Enquiry whether 

 they are one or three distinct species - - - 31 



On the Pairing of Salmon - - - •- - -53 



On the Channel- Fisheries on the coast of Devon and 

 Cornwall ; with the form of a proposed new Bill 

 for their better regulation - - - - - -67 



Abstract of the Evidence on the subject before a 

 Committee of the House of Commons - - - 119 



A View of the Statute Laws relating to the Salmon 

 and Channel Fisheries - - - - - - -158 



