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mon origin, — are all descendants of the same 

 parents, but by living in different places, the one is 

 large, another small, — another spotted, and an- 

 other tinged with gold. 



This fish has brown spots, some of which, on 

 the upper portions of the body, are surrounded by 

 a beautiful bright halo, of a semi-metallic lustre. 

 On the sides and abdomen, a silvery hue predomi- 

 nates. Even when cooked they may be known 

 from the exclusively fresh water trout, by the red- 

 ness of the flesh. 



It is caught at the mouths of rivers and small 

 streams communicating with the ocean, but as it 

 cannot endure the extremely salt water, there are 

 few good localities for them on the line of this 

 state. The salmon trout has so much the appear- 

 ance of the salmon, and so much resembles it in 

 character, that the description which has been 

 given of one, very nearly describes the other. 



Allusion is made to this fish in the Sal- 

 monia, as affording considerable sport, but we 

 do not possess the faculty of interesting the mere 

 sportsman, an attempt at which, after a man so 

 eminently distinguished as the author, would be 

 downright absurdity. 



Common Trout. — Sal mo Fario. There is 

 not a river, nor runninor stream in the northern 



