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Till, \.\k\. tiki! T. 

 •Si/»tu ( '«ii ft II I* — I) K K A r . 



Thr I ukr Tp>iit. 



Nor li;i\iii;; Ixi-ii t-Hiihlcd this spiiii^ to obtain a specimen of 

 this fish, whieli I wns excecclin«jly anxious to do, for the purpose 

 of coinpnrinj: it with the Siskawit/, and Naniayeush, I take the 

 following account froni the " New York Fauna" of Dr. Dtkay, 

 whose description of tlie tisli is very complete. It is a verv 

 closely cognate species with the two last de.scrii)ed, hut I helievc 

 it t(j be clearly distinct, wliicii in tlie first instance I was disposed 

 to doubt — 



*' Characteristics. — Blackish, with numerous grey spots. Body 

 robust ; comparatively short in proportion to its depth ; eaudal 

 fin with a sinuous margin. Length, two to four feet. 



" />j»rnyy/io«.— Body stout, thicker and .shorter than the 

 Common Salmon. Length of the head to the total length, as 

 one to four aiul a half nearly. Dorsal outline curved. Scales, 

 .small, orbicular, and minutely striated. The lateral line dis- 

 tinctly markj'd by a series of tubular plates, arising at the 

 upper angle of the opercular o[)ening, slightly concave until 



