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only on the back fins, and on the tail, upon which 

 fin they are very profuse and small. The head is 

 shorter and deeper, and the snout shorter and 

 blunter, than those of other forms of the cut-throat 

 trouts, and the tail fin is moderately forked. The 

 anterior portion of the body is dusky bluish, not 

 silvery, and there is a red blotch, very conspicu- 

 ous, on the inner edges of the dentary bones. 

 The habitat of this fish being restricted and se- 

 cluded, but little is known of its angling qualities, 

 yet like all other members of the genus, it will 

 doubtless take the usual trout lures if presented 

 to them properly. 



The cut-throats are represented in the Upper 

 Arkansas and South Platte rivers by the green- 

 back trout {Salmo clarkii stomias, the subspecific 

 title being from the Greek, signifying "big- 

 mouthed "). It is abundant in the waters named, 

 and in brooks and shallow places in lakes, but 

 seldom, if ever, reaching the weight of a pound. 

 It is closely allied to the other forms of clarkti, 

 but the black spots are much larger, and are 

 mainly located on the posterior part of the body ; 

 the head is broad and flat. Its flesh is deep red, 

 and the general external coloration is deep green 

 with a reddish tinge, sometimes extending on the 



