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50. Belonh truncata, Les. 



DeKay, N. Y. Fauna, p. 227, fig. 112. 



This fisli docs not ajipear to be very common here. During the months 

 of September and October, 1855, several dozen were brought to market. 

 They were called by tht5 fishmongers " bill fish." 



SALMONIDiE, Cuv. 



51. Salmo fontinalis, Mit. 



DeKay, N. Y. Fauna, fi. p. 235, fig. 120. 



The common trout is sent to market from Long Island from No- 

 vember to April ; more abundantly in spring. In the markets they 

 are sold at a very high price : from thirty-seven to fifty cents per 

 pound. Occasionally they are exposed for sale in the streets — prin- 

 cipally Wall street — at twenty-five cents a pound. 



52. Salmo confinis, DeKay. 



DeKay, N. Y. Fauna, p. 238, fig. 123. 



The lake trout is sometimes brought in considerable numbers from 

 northern and western New York during the autumn, winter, and 

 spring months. It is much less relished than the common brook 

 trout. 



Salmo salar, Lin. 



DeKay, N. Y. Fauna, p. 241, fig. 132. 



Sent in limited quantity during the same months as the preceding_, 

 from Nova Scotia, 



OSMERUS VIRIDISCENS^ LeS. 



DeKay, N. Y. Fauna, p. 243, fig. 124. 



The smelt is also one of our most esteemed fishes, and is sold at a 

 price varying from twelve to twenty-five cents a pound. The price 

 appears to be very fluctuating, thus in the latter part of February, 

 they brought twenty-two cents per pound ; on the first of April, 

 twelve cents was all demanded; they were at least as common in the 

 preceeding month as in April. 



COREGONUS ALBUS, LeS. 



DeKay, N. Y. Fauna, p. 247, fig. 198. 



The white fish of the northern lakes is brought to the New York 

 markets at considerable intervals of time, and in small numbers in 

 spring and fall. I have seen them in May, September, and October. 



