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the snout, and is contained four and two seventh times in the 

 length of the head. Hyoid teeth well developed. The first 

 dorsal is a little nearer the tip of snout than to the base of 

 caudal, and the length of its base is one half the length of the 

 head. The adipose dorsal is distant from end of first dorsal a 

 space equal to twice the length of the ventral. The anal is at 

 a distance from the snout equal to about three times the length 

 of the head. The longest anal ray is equal to the length of the 

 upper jaw. The length of the middle caudal rays is equal to 

 twice the diameter of the eye. The ventral is situated midway 

 between the tip of the snout and caudal base; its length equals 

 one half the length of the head. The length of the pectoral is 

 about twice the width of the interorbital area. B. 10; D. iv, 9; 

 A. iii, 8; P. 13; V. 9. Scales 35-210-40; gill rakers 6+10-12. 

 The peculiarity of the gill rakers of this trout is that they are 

 always curled up at the ends and not straight, as in the 

 o q u a s s a from Maine. 



Sides silvery w r hite. Back with about six well defined 

 bandlike markings, besides some irregular dark blotches. 

 There are about 10 parr marks on the sides, and numerous 

 small, roundish, white spots. In colors this char is different 

 from the o q u a s s a from Maine, but, if fresh specimens of the 

 Maine trout were compared with this young fish, the difference 

 in color might not be so great. 



The specimen described is a young male with the spermaries 

 showing as a mere slight ribbon. Its stomach contained an 

 earthworm and the wing cases of a squash beetle. The other 

 two specimens (somewhat smaller) are females far from 

 maturity. 



In a female, no. 37408, 11 inches in total length, both parr 

 marks and bands across the back show very plainly. This 

 female has a few free eggs in the abdominal cavity and seems 

 to be nearly spent. In examples of this size the tail is deeply 

 forked, the middle rays being less than one half as long as the 

 external rays. 



In males the pectoral is always longer than in females of 

 equal size. 



