Class IV. C H A R R. 3°7 



There are but few lakes in our ifland that pro- 

 duce this fifh, and even thofe not in any abundance. 

 It is found in Winander Mere in Wejlmorland -, in 

 Llyn Quellyn, near the foot of Snowdon ; and be- 

 fore the difcovery of the copper-mines, in thofe 

 of Llynberris, but the mineral ftreams have entirely 

 deftroyed the fifli in the laft lakes *. Whether 

 the waters in Ireland afford the charr, we are 

 uncertain, but imagine not, except it has been 

 overlooked by their writers on the natural hiftory 

 of that kingdom. In Scotland it is found in Loch 

 Inch, and other neighboring lakes, and is faid to 

 go into the Spey to fpawn. 



The largeft and mod beautiful we ever received 

 were taken in Winander Mere, and were commu- 

 nicated to us by the Rev. Mr. Farrijh of Carlijle, 

 with an account of their natural hiftory. He 

 favored me with five fpecimens, two under the 

 name of the Cafe Charr, male and female ; another 

 he called the Gelt Charr, i. e. a charr which had 

 not fpawned the preceding leafon, and on that ac- 

 count is reckoned to be in the greateft perfection. 

 The two others were infcribed, the Red Charr, the 

 Silver or Gilt Charr, the Carpio Lacus Benaci, 

 Raii Jyn. pifc. 66, which laft are in Wefimorland 

 diftingu idied by the epithet red, by reafon of the 

 flefh affuming a higher color than the other when 

 drefied. 



They are alfo found in certain lakes in Mgrionetbjbire, 



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