FISHES OF PUGET SOUND. 791 
Family SALMONIDE. 
17. Oncorhynchus tschawytscha (Walbaum). QuIN- 
NAT SALMON; CHINNOOK SALMON; TYEE* SALMON. 
The first salmon to appear each season, abundant from 
August to October. It commonly weighs about 17 (11 
to 20) pounds, but specimens weighing 70 pounds are on 
record. The most important fish on the Pacific Coast. 
In Puget Sound it is not very abundant, and being ob- 
tained late in the season, its flesh is somewhat lean and 
dry, ranking with the silver salmon, with which it is usu- 
ally canned. Inthe Columbia River this species is canned 
early in the season, and its quality then is much superior 
to that of any salmon canned in Puget Sound. 
18. Oncorhynchus kisutch (Walbaum). StLverR SAL- 
MON; SKOWITZ. 
Abundant from August to November. It reaches a 
length of 30 inches and a weight of 4 to 8 pounds. It is 
largely canned at Seattle under the name of Red Salmon. 
Its flesh is very red, but dry and not richly flavored, be- 
ing much inferior to the Quinnat or ‘‘ Tyee.”’ 
19. Oncorhynchus keta (Walbaum). Doc Saumon; LE 
Kay. 
Abundant; reaches a weight of 20 pounds. It is only 
eaten by the Indians, as it runs late in the fall when its 
flesh is very dry and poor. One small specimen taken. 
20. Oncorhynchus gorbuscha (Walbaum). HumpBack 
SALMON; HAppDo.. 
The smallest of the salmon, reaching a weight of 7 
pounds. It is very abundant on alternate years in the 
Sound (1893, 1895, etc.), being wholly unknown in even 
*Tyee, the common Chinnook name for this species on Puget Sound, is 
said to mean king or chief. 
