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the eyes. Jaws nearly equal and pointed ; tlie extremity of the lower 

 received into a cavity above. Jaws, tongue, palatine, and i^haryngeals 

 armed with a single row of small, pointed, recurved teeth. Teeth of 

 lower jaw larger and less numerous than of upper. Pupils, black ; 

 irides golden. Tail deeply forked. (Prescott.) Integument covering' 

 the under surface of the arms of the lower maxillaries is pierced with 

 several small pores or holes. 



Diagnosis. — The only species which tliis fish is likely to be con- 

 founded with are S. conjiuis^ DeKay, and the young of IS. nnmaycush^ 

 Penn. It will be recognized by its very slender form, by lacking teeth 

 on the central furrow of the tongue, and those of other parts of the mouth 

 being disposed in single rows ; by the more anterior position of the dor- 

 sal tin. Scales very small, but much larger than in S. fontUiaUs. 



Hab. — Winnipiseogee Lake. ? Lake George. 



Dr. Prescott gives the following description of a specimen 20 inches 

 long ; weight 30 ounces : 



^' Distance from the extremity of the jaws to the eye, li inches ; to 

 the dorsal tin, 9 inches; to second dorsal, 14:V ; to ventral s, 9i inches." 

 -* * * "Length of base of dorsal tin equal to one tenth of the length ot 

 the fish; height of the same, (longest rays,) 2i inches." * * * "Cau- 

 dal fin deeply forked ; the distance between extremities of bifurcation 

 being 4i inches, or equal to length of the head." 



Colors. — In a foot-note Dr. Prescott says: " It is worthy of remark that 

 the color of this tish, in common with many others, is very much inliuenced 

 by the nature of the bottom upon which it feeds, being uniformly much 

 darker when frequenting muddy than gravelly bottoms, or rapid streams. 

 The color varies with age, and in many instances there is a marked dif- 

 ference between the color of the male and the female." 



The colors of the specimen whose measnrements are above given were 

 as follows : " Light to dark brown on the back and upper part of the head ; 

 sides dark-gray above lateral line, lighter below, in some approaching 

 to light salmon ; lower jaw, chin, and alxlomen white, mottled with 

 fuliginous ; pectorals and ventrals gray, their anterior part being shaded 

 faintly with pink. Dorsal and caudal tins dark-gray. The whole tish, 

 including the dorsal aiul caudal fins, thickly spriidcled with small cir- 

 cular si)ots of a drab color on the sides, olive on the back, approaching 

 to light salmon below. These si)ots become elongated and variously 

 curved on the top of the head, and of an olive color, giving to the part 

 a maritled api)earance." He adds: "This trout during winter is taken 

 in great abundance by the hook, through holes cut in the ice, but not in 

 such numbers as formerly. They are not unfrequently taken weighing 

 12 to 1~) pounds. Tlie largest reported to have been taken weighed 25 

 l^ounds. By most persons it is highly esteemed, and it is generally con- 

 sidered an excellent fish for the table." 



Two specimens from Lake Winnipiseogee are in the S}nithsonian collec- 

 tion. From a careful examination we are led to believe that the species 



