56 The Salmon 
spawning ground. Very often one fish begins to spawn where another 
left off, and one follows another in this way until the spawning-bed is 
Female turned on her side, turning up the gravel with her tail. 
48.—Salmon, Male and Female. 
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20 or 30 yards long. While the female is working, the male, if un- 
disturbed, remains beside her, and occasionally pushes her sideways 
