422 BANFFSHIRE FAUNA: APPENDIX. 



BELONE VULGARIS [The Gar Fish, or, as it is called here, "The 

 Greenbeen,"] is by no means scarce, at certain seasons. 



SCOMBERESOX SAURUS [The Saury Pike]. 



Not so often met with as the last. In fact, it must be termed 

 rare. 



SALMO SALAR [The Salmon]. 



This valuable and highly- prized fish is found both along our coast 

 and in our fresh waters. At one time, they were very numer- 

 ous in the Deveron. From a pot or hole which once existed a 

 little below the bridge which spans the river, at a little distance 

 from the sea, and not far from the town, as many as one hundred, 

 and sometimes more, have been taken at a haul. This was 

 before stake and bag nets were so thickly planted along our 

 sea-shore as they are now. 



SALMO ERIOX [The Bull or Gray Trout]. 



Some large individuals of this species are often taken. 



SALMO TRTJTTA [The Salmon Trout]. 



These were at one time believed to be the young of the Salmon ; 

 and the tacksman gave orders that they should not be taken. 

 Previously, they had been fished for with small-meshed nets, 

 and sold as Trout, under the name of " Finnock." Time passed 

 and the river beheld another tacksman, who, differing from 

 his predecessor, gave orders that they should be again taken. 

 Accordingly, they are now annually fished for, and are once more 

 sold as "Sea Trout," "White Trout," and "Finnock." 



SALMO FARIO [The Common Trout]. 



In all our streams. These also are taken, and sold with the 

 last mentioned. 



OSMERUS EPERLANUS [The Smelt]. Rare with us. 



CLUPEA HARENGUS [The Herring]. 



This species abounds along this coast, towards the middle of 

 summer, and the beginning of autumn. The fry of this fish is 

 met with nearly all the year round. 



CLUPEA LEACHII [Leach's Herring]. 



A rather smaller-sized herring than the common species. It is 

 generally met with in small shoals in May and June. 



CLUPEA SPRATTUS [The Sprat or Gomel Herring]. 



This is also met with about the same time, but in smaller numbers. 



ALOSA FINTA [The Twaite Shad]. 



Rare. A very fine specimen was taken in our river last summer, 

 about a mile from the sea. 



ALOSA COMMUNIS [The Alice Shad]. 



The same may be said of this species, it is rare. They are 

 termed, " rock herring. " 



