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pose fiu high and slender, sitnated above or anterior to end of anal. 

 Pectorals l.^ in liead ; Aentials under middle of dorsal, 2^ in head. Caudal 

 broad, nearly trvincate, the middle portions abruptly Innate when spread 

 open, with pointed angles, each lobe being somewhat convex on its edge; 

 longest rays 1^ in head. Least depth of caudal peduncle 2f in head. 

 Pyloric c;eca 50 to 60, short and thick, the longest about 3 in head. 

 Color in spirits very dark blue above, sides abruptly brighter, with many 

 scales abruptly silvery; below white, lower jaw white, its margin dusky; 

 cheeks below suborbitals very dark; sides, top of head, dorsal, and caudal 

 fins spotted, the spots all very small ; pectorals and ventrals nearly color- 

 less, without spots, and slightly dusky; adipose fin with 2 spots; tips 

 of lower fins faintly tinged with yellowish. Two specimens, each 16 

 inches long, Nos. 1861 and 1862, L. S. .Ir. Univ. Mus. They were taken 

 on March 12 and 16, 1896, in Lake Crescent, by Mrs. George E. Mitchell, of 

 Fairholme, and sent to us by Mr. M. J. Carrigan, of Port Angeles. 



A third specimen shows the following characters : Head 3;; ; depth 3|. 

 D. 12; A. 12 branched rays; branchiostegals 11 or 12; scales 23-123-26, 64 

 before dorsal; snout 2/;; eye Tj ; maxillary 1| in head, its depth 8 in its 

 length. Body robust, little compressed; head large; maxillary moderate, 

 extending beyond eye; opercle moderate, its width 5j in head. Last ray 

 of dorsal pointed. Caudal subtruncate, lunate mesially, each lobe some- 

 what convex, pointed at tip. Caudal peduncle short and thick. Series 

 of vomerine teeth long, in double row. Color above dark green, with 

 black spots, which are small and sparse on body, extending to below lat- 

 eral line; many small spots on head, dorsal, and caudal; spots not more 

 numerous behind than before; sides and belly bright silvery; no red on 

 lower jaw; a faint pink shade along lateral line; pectorals colorless 

 except the upper r;iy ; ventrals and anal colorless; lleshpale; gill rakers 

 removed. This specimen, male, was taken in Lake Crescent. Length 26^ 

 inches; weight in life 14 pounds. This speciiuen diti'ers from a large 

 (jairdnerl most in the large scales. In addition the head is much larger, 

 and the body deeper. 



A fourth, still larger, specimen (No. 1865, L. S. Jr. Univ.), an old spent 

 male, 27 inches long, has been still later received. It shows the following 

 characters: D. 11; A. 12. Head 3| in length; gill rakers 8 + 12, of medium 

 size, rather broad but sharp pointed; opercle 3| in head; eye 7 in head; 

 branchiostegals 11; maxillary long, reaching beyond eye, 1| in head, its 

 width 9A in length. A double row of sharp teeth extending to within a 

 short distance of end, where they are replaced by a single row of slightly 

 larger teeth; teeth on tongue rather large; no teeth on hyoid; teeth on 

 vomer in zigzag series. Scales 137-26. This specimen, a spent male, hns 

 the flabby muscles aud slimy, half-concealed scales of the spent male sal- 

 mon. The dark dots are very numerous and small and show very dis- 

 tinctly on back and sides, as also on head and tins; there is a dull red 

 lateral band on head and body — this is about an inch broad, its outlines 

 diffuse; a black blotch on cheek; maxillary dusky with a red blotch 

 toward its tip ; lower jaw and branchiostegals dusky; pectoral, ventral, 

 and anal dark ; back dark green, belly dusky. 



