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In ntVeriiii: this Work to i\w jxililic. I li;ivo little to sav. 

 as its character speaks for itself. l>ut to iiulicate the sources 

 of tin* information whicli it <-ontains. nml to M;ivc cre<lit to 

 thu>e who l)V their works, letters, or eonvei*sation have 

 ni<le<l u\r ill its e\e<'Ution. 



Am«1 tirstlv. T must express my sincere gratitude to my 

 fiirii-l. Profes.sor At::assi/, who kindly afforded me every 

 assistance in his j)ower. with free access to his fine lihrary 

 and unrivalled collection of fishes, from which most of 

 mv drawiui^s are taken. To my friend Mi-. I'erley of 



St. .lohii's, 1 am illdelited for ?iiueli \;i|ii;il.lr a)ld intere>«tiiiii 

 information in rel.^•^•d to the V']^]\ and Fisheries of New 

 ]^nm>wiek and N<»va Si-otia ; and i<< .Mr I)ehIois of Port- 

 land, for a conununication resjx'ctin^; tlu' Oreat Trout of 

 Selwi^o liakc in Maine, which was prol)ahIy a distinct 

 variety, tliou^h the fact cannot Ix' easilv now ascertained, 

 the nolile fisli iK'iiiij. ahis ! extinct. 



