1~" SALMONIDjE. 



l(t inches long. Caudal deeply emanjinate. Body, dorsal and cau- 

 dal fins with niimorous small black spots. 



A non -migrator J species of rivers of Upper California. 



41. Salmo kennerlyi. 



Salmo kennerlyi, Siickkt/, Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist. N. York, 1861, vii. 

 p. 307. 



Tail strongly forked, its free margin somewhat waved. Snout 

 somewhat turned up, the lower jaw projecting slightly beyond the 

 upper. A single row of teeth along the anterior half of the vomer ; 

 teeth on the premaxiUaries rather strong. Size of adult rarely ex- 

 ceeding 10 or 1 1 inches. General colour of body red, dingy along the 

 back, paler on the sides, and fading into pure white on the belly. 

 Small irregular black spots- above the lateral line. Pectorals bluish, 

 their tips shghtly greyish. Dorsal and ventrals red. Tail spotted. 



Chiloweyuk Lake, near Fraser River. Ne-hoi-al-pit-kwu River. 



Mr. Gill (Proc. Acad. Nat. Sc. Philad. 1862, p. 330) proposes a 

 (hybrid) generic name for this fish, Hypsifario, this genus being dis- 

 tinguished by its " compressed body, projecting snout, &c." 



42. Salmo warreni. 



Salmo warreni, Suckley, Ann. L>/c. Nat. Hist. N. York, 1861, vii. 

 p. 308. 



Dorsal outline strongly arched ; its convexity rising suddenly 

 from the nape, and attaining its height at a point near a Hne drawn 

 perpendicular to the lateral line and toucliing the tips of the pec- 

 torals when flattened backwards along the sides. Head rather broad ; 

 muzzle somewhat conical ; jaws equal and rounded. The eyes be- 

 neath plane of lateral line. Operclcs and preopercles spotted with 

 minute spots of black. Numerous stellate and irregular black spots, 

 many of which are quite faint as if obscured by the thickness of 

 the overlying scales ; belly white ; back bluish or greenish ; dorsal 

 fin and tail spotted. Scales small (but much larger than in S. fon- 

 tinalis), compact and very adherent ; when glistening, in certain re- 

 flections giving an enamelled appearance to the fish. Tail forked. 



Chiloweyuk Depot. Waters of Eraser River, British Columbia. 



The largest specimens examined by the describer were not over 

 10 inches in length. They may have been immature individuals of 

 a larger anadromous species. 



43. Salmo brevicauda. 



Sabuo brevicauda, Suckky, Ami. Lye. Nat. Hist. N. York, 1861, vii. 

 p. 308. 



Body long and slender, its dorsal outline from a point opposite 

 the posterior margin of the opercula being nearly straight. Scales 

 large, quite thin, and glistening with metalhc lustre, very loosely 

 adherent ; they encroach upon the tail for nearly a third of its length, 



