214 The Char 
shorter than the upper; maxillary extending nearly to below the 



Scourie, Sutherlandshire. 

F1G. 203.—}-lb. Malloch’s Char. 



posterior margin of eye or a 
little beyond, its length 22 to 
22 in the length of head ; lower 
jaw obtusely pointed anteriorly, 
its length 3 to 2 of the length 
of head; 9 to 11 branchioste- 
Gals, 13 Or 14 rather slender 
gill-rakers on the lower part of 
anterior arch, 188 to 200 scales 
in a longitudinal series ; dorsal 
with to branched rays, its 
origin nearer to the top of the 
snout than the base of caudal, 
the longest ray 4 to 2 the 
length of head, extending $ 
to 2 (¢) or a2 dnttle-lessathan 
$ (¢) of the distance from its 
bases to) the base lol pelvic. 
heart depth to caudal peduncle 
13 to 2 in its length and 3 to 
2 the length ‘ot *heady vslate= 
coloured above, whitish tinged 
Ub 
with orange below, numerous 
pale spots covering the back 
as well as the sides. Habitat, 
Scourie, Sutherlandshire (see 
Figs2o2): 
The best time to fish for 
Char “is, onl “quiet “evenings, 
when they can sometimes be 
seen rising to small flies. The 
angler’s flies should be allowed 
to sink and then drawn quietly along. They readily take a small 
