14 salmonid.?!. 



British Specimens. 



a. Male, 46 inches long, in spirits. lliverTay. Purchased. This 



specimen weighed 46 pounds, and was caught in the month of 



July, being in the most perfect condition. 

 h. Male, 43 inches long, stufted. Old Collection. This specimen 



was evidently captured after the breeding-season ; the hook of 



the lower jaw has perforated the upper. 



c. Male, 41 inches long, taken whilst in the highest condition, stuffed. 



River Annan, Dumfriesshire. Presented by J. Gould, Esq. 



d. Head of a large male fish, with deformed snout. Worcester. 



e. Male, 37|- inches, in spuits. Fermanagh, Ireland. Presented by 



the Earl of Enniskillen. Caught in the beginning of November, 



shomng the appearance of a specimen immediately after 



spawning. 

 /. Female, 2S inches, stuffed. Eiver Dart, South Devonshire. 



Presented by Lieut. H. F. Spence, H.N. 

 g. Male, 28| inches, skin. River Tamar, near Plymouth. Caught 



in December; cfec. pylor. 51. From Mr. Yarrell's Collection. 

 7i. Female, 28| inches, stuffed. Polperro, Type of Salmo gracilis, 



Couch. 

 ». Fine female specimen, 25| inches. Rhymney, Monmouthshire. 



Presented by the Rev. Chancellor Aug. Morgan. 

 h. Twenty-four inches and a half, skin. Firth of Forth. From 



Mr. Parnell's Collection. Original of fig. 2, on tab. 32 of the 



'Fish. Firth of Forth' (Norway Salmon). 

 l-q. Skins. Firth of Forth. From Mr. Paniell's Collection. 

 r-z. Skins. British Islands. From Mr. Yarrell's Collection. 

 a. Male, 11 1 inches, skin. Solway Firth. From Mr. Yarrell's 



Collection. Caught June 8th. *• The smallest Salmon Yarrell 



has ever seen that had been to salt-water". 



Smolts. 

 ft, y. Nine inches and a half and 7| inches, skins. River Eden. 



From Mr. Yarrell's Collection. 

 S. Eight inches, in spirits. Scotland. Purchased of Mr. Stevens. 

 €. Many specimens, 5-7 inches long, in spirits. Tweed, Maj' 1st. 



Presented by his Grace the Duke of Roxburgh. 

 ^. Many specimens, 5-6 inches, in spirits. Rhymney, April 1st 



and 1.5th. Presented by the Rev. Chancellor Augustus Moi'gan. 

 r]. Five inches, in spirits. Tweed, May 12th. 



Parr. 



d-K. From 3 to 8 inches, in spirits. River Torridge, Devon. Pre- 

 sented by Dr. A. Giinther. 



X-£. From 4 to 5 inches, in spirits. River Bovey, Devon. 



o. Many specimens, from 6 to 7 inches, skins. R. Plym. From 

 Mr. Yarrell's Collection ; and Presented bj^ Lieut. H. F. 

 Spence, R.N. 



TT. Five inches and a half, skin. River Sark, Yorkshire. From Mr. 

 Parnell's Collection. 



