88 THE SEA-TROUT 



application of scale reading, but only to refer to the subject in so far as 

 in my opinion it helps to shed light upon the life-history of the sea- 

 trout. For an introduction to the subject I need only refer the reader 

 to certain very clear and admirable works which have already been 

 written with reference to the scales of salmon by both English and 

 Scottish authorities. 



