The Natural History of the Salmon. 5 1 



John Dundas, Esq., says: "Salmon proper, 

 grilse, and sea trout." 



George Smith, Esq., Ancroft : " Salmon, grilse, 

 trout ; " and in answer to question 60, " I have never 

 seen a marked grilse kelt return but as a grilse. 

 The bones, scales, vertebrae, back, etc., of the grilse 

 kelt are generally fully developed or denote maturity, 

 while those of the spring salmon all denote youth, 

 or those of young if not virgin fish." 



Mr. Alexander Pringle : " Salmon proper, 

 and Salmo erioXy or bull trout." 



Mr. George Dickins, Cornhill, Coldstream, 

 says : " Salmo salar, including grilse, Salmo eriox, 

 and Salmo triUtay He goes on to say, "The differ- 

 ences between bull trout and salmon are sometimes 

 so slight, as to be scarcely perceptible to an inex- 

 perienced eye." 



Mr. William Rochester says : " i. Salmo salar, 

 salmon proper, including grilse. 2. Salmo eriox, 

 or bull trout, including whitling. 3. Salmo trutta, 

 or sea trout, called silver white." 



It will be thus seen what a great diversity of 

 opinion prevailed when this report was issued. Some 

 see no difference between sea trout and bull trout, 

 others make a decided distinction. Some consider 

 that there are two if not three species of the 

 Salmo salar ; others, that the grilse is a distinct 

 fish and never becomes a salmon. One would have 



