eftimation, bred in frefh water, but 

 fpend much of their time in the Tea ; 

 beautifully formed, fliarp at the nofe, 

 and broadeft at the dorfal fin, from 

 -whence they gradually become finer to- 

 wards the tail, which is forked ; the 

 poflerior fin is adipofc, their teeth are 

 flrong though not numerous; are in the 

 greatcfb perfection from January to July, 

 at which time their backs are afh-color, 

 belly and fides delicately white interfper- 

 icd with black fpots, and their fcales mo- 

 derately large. As they go out of feafon 

 their fpots gradually become red, the 

 gill-covers red, brown, and yellow, form- 

 ing an unhealthy appearance, and the 

 fides and belly become irregularly clou- 

 ded with dufky {hades. 



As rivers differ fome weeks in their 

 feafons all falmon do net go out at the 

 fame time ; they generally fpawn in No- 

 vember, the fry from which in March 

 following are about five inches long, at 

 which time, they being lively fifli af- 

 ford the angler great diverfion, with.. 



imall. 



