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 SIR JAMES RAMSAY GIBSON MAITLAND, BART., F.L.S. & F.Z.S., 



WHOSE PEACTICAL KNOWLEDGE AND UNWEARIED ENERGY 

 HAS ENABLED HIM TO INADGUEATE 



A FISH-FAEM AT HOWIETOUN OF UNRIVALLED EMINENCE, 



BOTH AS A SCHOOL FOE FISH-CULTUEE 



AND ICHTHYOLOGICAL EESEAECH, 



THIS WORK ON THE BRITISH AND IRISH SALMONID^ 



IS DEDICATED BY HIS OBLIGED FEIEND, 



THE AUTHOR. 



