1. SALMO. 93 



A non-migratory species inhabiting the large lochs of the north 



of Scotland, and several lakes of the north of England, Wales, and 



Ireland. 



The young specimen from Ireland, figured by Yarrell, is probably 



a Salnio tnitta, at all events not a S. fero.v ; he confounded with it 



also the large species of Lake Wenern, in Sweden. 



a-<L Skins, from 18 to 30 inches long. Loch Shin, Sutherland. 

 Presented by Edw. Wilson, Esq. 



e. Pine male specimen, 21 inches long. Sutherlandshire. Presented 

 by W. Peel, Esq. Caught in June. Cebc. pyl. 45. 



f-ni. From 8 to 19 inches long. Derwentwater, Cumberland. Pur- 

 chased of Mr. Wright. Caught in June. Csec. pyl. 43. 



«. Fine male specimen, 20 inches long. Lake of Llanberris. Pre- 

 sented by S. P. W. Ellis, Esq. Caught in the month of Novem- 

 ber. Csec. pyl. 46. 



o,p. Skins, 25 and 31 inches long. From Mr. Yarrell's Collection. 



q. Fine male specimen, 31 inches long. Lough Melvin, Ireland. 

 Presented by the Earl of Enniskillen. Caught in October. 

 Caec. pyl. 49. 



r. Skeleton : half-grown male. Derwentwater. Purchased of Mr. 

 Wright. 



Description of an adult male specimen from the Lake of Llanberris, 

 taken during spawning -time, at the heginnhig of November. 



inches. 

 Total length 21 



Greatest depth of the body 45. 



Length of the head 55 



Girth of the biggest part of the body 11 



Least depth of the tail \S. 



Girth of the narrowest part of the tail 4I 



Distance between end of snout and eye 1^ 



Diameter of the eye -^ 



Length of the maxillary bone 2|- 



Distance between eye and angle of praeoperculum . . 1| 



Greatest width of operculum 1-2^ 



Greatest depth of operculum 1 a 



Distance between occiput and origin of dorsal fin . . 5| 



Distance between end of dorsal and root of caudal fin 6|- 



Length of base of dorsal 2 



Greatest height of dorsal 11 



Length of pectoral 2-^ 



Distance between root of pectoral and root of ventral 51 



Length of ventral fin 2^ 



Distance between root of veutral and origin of anal . . 3| 



Length of anal fin 1a 



Greatest depth of anal 2J- 



Length of longest caudal ray 2| 



Length of middle caudal ray 1 -| 



