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be distinguisbed from the young of any other salmon and trout on the 

 Atlantic slope, by its strongly-marked black spots and coarse scales. 

 The adult male in the collection was 19 inches long. The young of this 

 fish was described as a distinct species, by Mr. Girard, in 1854, and 

 named the Salmo gloveri. 'Upon comparing the types of both, their 

 manifest identity is so apparent, that I have not the least hesitation in 

 making 8. gloveri a mere synonym of Salmo sehago, Grd. Three speci- 

 mens of the si)ecies are in the Smithsonian collection — male, female, 

 and young. 



Mr. Edward Harris, in a letter to the Phil. Acad. Sc, (accompanying 

 specimens of what he called the S. gloveri,) read June 23, 18.j8, gives 

 the following information concerning the species, of which he had taken 

 specimens at the outlet of Grand Lake, on the western branch of Saint 

 Croix Kiver: 



"These fish are taken also in moderate quantities lower down the 

 stream. But on the waters below Lewey's Island, which are of a darker 

 color and constantly filled with saw-dust from the mills, the fish lose 

 their silvery brightness, and have the appearance of having been 

 immersed in a yellowish dye ; these fish, too, are always in a poor con- 

 dition. * * * * 



" It has heretofore been considered by those who are acquainted with 

 this fish, that they were entirely confined to the waters of the Saint 

 Croix, including its two branches and their lakes, in fact confined almost 

 entirely to the lakes and their outlets; and it is only on this trip that I 

 have heard of specimens having beeu taken as a variety in three small 

 lakes which empty into the lower Saint Croix and into Passamaquoddy 

 Bay. The fish described by Mr. Girard, as found in Union Kiver, would 

 have but a short distance farther to travel in the salt-water before enter- 

 ing that river. It is, therefore, pretty certain that they are, as far as 

 yet known, confined to the waters of the Saint Croix, and streams of easy 

 access therefrom by sea. They appear nob to be known in Kew Bruns- 

 wick, except in one of the small lakes alluded to, which empties its 

 waters on that side of the river. Mr. Perley is said to be unacquainted 

 with the tish, except from report. * * * * 



'•These fish, as taken, may be said to run from one to five pounds in 

 weight, as it is very rare to take fish of a size intermediate between the 



small fish with the red spots, and those of the size of these specimens," 



* * * * 



"As a game-fish, affording fine sport to the fly-fisher, I doubt whether 

 it has its equal on this continent, with the exception of the true salmon. 

 Its strength and agility are surprising; when hooked it will frequently 

 make a succession of leaps, two or three feet clear of the water. It is 

 most readily taken with the fly in more rapid waters above the dam, at 

 the foot of Grand Lake, which has beeu made for the jjurpose of rnnning 

 logs. Tiiey are rea<lily taken while the gates are up, but as soon as 

 they are' closed aud the waters become still, they decline the fly, but 



