14 salmonib^. 



British Specimens. 



a. Male, 46 inches long, in spirits. Elver Tay. 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, stuffed. 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 spirits. Fermanagh, Ireland. Presented by 



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



showing the appearance of a specimen immediately after 



spawning. 

 /. Female, 28 inches, stuffed. River Dart, South Devonshire. 



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

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



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

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



Couch. 

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



Presented by the Rev. Chancellor Aug. Morgan. 

 Ic. 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. PameU's Collection. 

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

 a. Male, llj 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, May 1st. 



Presented by his Grace the Duke of Roxburgh. 

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



and 15th. Presented by the Rev. Chancellor Augustus Morgan. 

 tj. 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. 



\-^. 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 by Lieut. H. F. 

 Spence, R.N, 



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

 PameU's Collection. 



