Chut. xi. Tht Indian Trout. 157 



" in that stream. In the Scinde, another stream in that territory, 

 " I recollect many years ago, 'when my lines were east in those 

 " ' places,' getting a couple of these tish close on 2 lbs. each. 



" When fishing for Mahseer, and hooking a l'.arilius, there is 

 " little doubt which is hooked from the first, as the spotted one 

 " will jump repeatedly out of the water, and dash about in a 

 " perfect frenzy, and is game to the last; not that I wish in 

 " any way to disparage the noble Mahseer, whose peculiarity is 

 '" the truly grand rush he makes when first struck, and woe betide 

 " the line then if all is not clear. This spanking tish, far beyond 

 " the pretty little l'.arilins, has beguiled many a day of my exile, 

 " and long may he flourish." 



And so Bay all of us. 



Turning to Day's "Fishes of India," I extract the following 

 portions : — 



"Barbels absent. Branchiostegals iii, D. 10-11 ( T * T ), P. 13, V. 9, 

 "A. 13 (t^) , C. 19. L.l. 88-94, L. tr. 12-15/9-11. . . . Head 

 " compressed, snout pointed, a well developed knob above symphysis of 



" the lower jaw Colours : silvery, with two or more 



" vertical rows of bluish blotches along the sides, the upper being 

 " about twelve to twenty, and the lower intermediate ; some spots also 

 " on the head. Lower barf of the dorsal fin slightly gray. Caudal, 

 " orange stained with gray and black. Pectoral, ventral, and anal, 

 " orange, the colours being somewhat simUar to those of a trout ; it 

 " often goes by that name amongst Europeans." 



" J i Orissa, Bengal, N.W. Provinces, Assam, and Burma, 



lining at least a foot in length: one killed in Assam by Mr. 



" Hannay is stated to have weighed 5 lbs. It is a very game tish, 



" takes the fly well, and is one of those termed Rajah mas, or 'chief 



" ' of the fishes ' in the Assam rivers. 



"Bitgguah, Ooriah ; Korang, Assam; Bola, Beng. ; Buggarah, 

 " Hind." 



