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in considerable numbers by deep fishing with a worm or 

 minnow. 



Agazziz states that our Salmo alpinus is identical with 

 the Ombre chevalier of the Lake of Geneva. 



The char (S. alpinus) is a very handsome fish as to 

 shape and colour. The colour varies, but as a general rule 

 the lower parts of the abdomen and sides become prior to 

 spawning of a deep scarlet ; hence its Welsh name, Tor- 

 goch. The spots on the upper part of the body are orange- 

 red, with some dark-coloured ; the top of the head and 

 upper part of the back umber-brown ; pectoral, ventral, 

 and anal fins deep reddish-orange ; dorsal and caudal fins 

 dark-brown, with a purplish tinge ; gill-covers yellowish- 

 olive ; sides orange. 



Fin- ray s : dorsal, 13; pectoral, 12; ventral, 9; anal, 

 1 1- 12; caudal, 1921. 



An American species of char, Salmo fontinalis, has 

 been introduced into this country with variable results. It 

 appears from recent observations to be, like some of the 

 northern species, according to Pallas, a migratory fish. 

 Dr. Brown Goode (" Game- Fishes of the United States ") 

 says that the identity of the Canadian sea- trout and Salmo 

 fontinalis has been settled beyond a doubt. Mr. Armistead, of 

 the Solway Fishery, Dumfries, in the Fishing Gazette, January 

 26, 1889, states that his fry of the S. fontinalis have been 

 caught in the Solway, weighing several pounds ; and in 

 a letter to the same of January 12 says that this fish "has 

 been put into several lakes and streams in Galloway, but 

 has in all cases bolted and 'run away to the sea,' some 

 being unable to pass the salmon stake-nets, and these have 

 varied from 4 Ibs. to 12 Ibs." Mr. Armistead considers it 

 an anadromous fish. Should this be the case, it will make 

 this fish a very desirable addition to our rivers, and it 

 would be most interesting to discover under what conditions 

 those which have " run away to the sea " have been seen 

 or captured on their return to fresh water. 



