SALMONID^. 47 



pupil black. Length ten to twelve inches. Fins. — Br. 9 ; P. 16 ; 

 D. 12—0; V. 12; A. 13; C— «. 



" M. Le Sueur, in comparing our Attihawmeg, or his Coregonus Al- 

 ius, with C. Artedi, says that it has a less 'fusiform body, and the back 

 elevated from the nape to the dorsal. ' The C. Alhus,'' he further 

 states, ' has more depth of body, a greater elevation of back, and much 

 stronger proportions in its body, fins, and scales. The adipose fin, 

 which is broad, appears to consist of delicate rays, much pressed, and 

 in pairs.' A careful examination of the dried specimens of our C. 

 Albus from Lake Huron, exhibited no rays whatever, nor any interspi- 

 nous bones to support them, but the fin, in drying, splits in a fibrous 

 manner." 



This is the Herring of Seneca Lake, now becoming very rare, but 

 much prized, as the best and most killing of all baits upon the deep 

 lake set-line for Trout, Pike-Perch, Eels, and Black Bass. 



