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ventral and anal, and 24 in the tail, which is broad. The 

 adipous fin, deep brownish yellow. 



The COMMON TROUT. Large head, large teeth, 

 bent inwards on the jaws ; under jaw longest the mouth 

 full of teeth nose and front deep brown cheeks yel- 

 low, with green tinge eye, moderate-sized 5 black pu- 

 pil with red edge j iris white, with a black crescent 

 border. Body rather narrow, round back, ornamented 

 with black spots ; sides yellowish green j sometimes 

 rich yellow, or of a light rose colour. Scales very 

 small. Sides, spotted red on blue ground. Pectoral 

 fins, clear brown, with 14 rays j ventrals, red, with 10 

 rays; anal, purple in part, afterward yellowish grey, 

 and with 1 rays ; tail, deep greenish brown, with a fur- 

 row, rounded tips, and 20 rays $ 10 rays in die gills $ the 

 adipous fin yellow, bordered with brown ; and the dor- 

 sal grey, with purple spots, and 14 rays. In Wales, 

 some trouts are marked with red and black spots as large 

 as sixpences. 



The CHARR. Black back sides pale blue belly 

 orange-red tail truncate. 10 rays in gills, 14 in pec- 

 torals, 8 in veiitrals, 12 in the anal, 24 in the tail, and 

 13 in the dorsal. Head very blunt eye moderate, 

 with black pupil j silver iris in a gold circle. Scales 

 very minute. Dorsal fin yellow, with black spots- 

 back greenish belly white. Anus very near the tail; 

 all the other fins reddish $ the adipous fin brightest. 



The GRAYLING, or UMBER. Under jaw longest- 

 head, small and rounded ; brown above, with black dots; 

 at its sides, bluish white, Teeth in jaws, gullet, and 



palate. 



