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and the other two, togue and siscowet, consists in the ven- 

 tral fin being placed farther back on the former, and the tail 

 being more forked. They have also a double row of teeth, 

 extending a half inch backward on the vomer. The teeth, 

 gums, and roof of mouth have a tinge of purple, hence Mitch- 

 ell's name, ' amethystine salmon.' " A. LEITH ADAMS, M.A., 

 M.B., F.R.S., F.G.S. 



THE SISCOWET. Salmo siscowet, Agassiz. 



The siscowet is known by this native name, apparently 

 in contradistinction to the namaycush, both being found in 

 Lake Superior. This fish is said to be plentiful about Isle 

 Royal a large island near the north-west shore of Lake 

 Superior. Agassiz gives this fish the following distinctive 

 characters: The lower branch of the pre-operculum, a, is 

 more extended than the upper, b. The pectoral fin, c, is 

 longer, and farther from the gill opening than in either the 

 other trouts ; and the dorsal, d, is said to be larger, with a 

 more slender and less club-shaped adipose fin, e. The anal, 

 /, is as long as the dorsal, but not so wide. 



The cisco, or ciscoquette, of page 293, as a congener of 

 the lake herring, is a mere clupea, while the siscowet is the 

 nearest approach to the real salmon of any lake trout. The 



following extracts by our learned friend C (who favored 



ine with notes on Florida fishes), will be found interesting 

 to disciples of the gentle wand, and I give them as follows : 



" You mention the cisco, and it appears that you may have 

 confounded it with the siscowet, which is a good salmon, 

 having all the marks of that family, while the cisco is a 



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