82 Angling Travels in Norway. 



I may also draw attention to the fact that of the 18 

 fish which spawned in two successive years, about one- 

 half reascended the river during the second year in the 

 month of July, and the other half in the late autumn, 

 whereas of the 30 fish which did or did not miss a season, 

 22 reascended the river in May, June, and July, and 

 8 in October and November. 



I fully expect that experiments in the future will 

 prove that many fish breed but once in two years, much 

 in accordance with the laws of nature, which rule that 

 of a brood of parr, one-half becomes smolts at one year 

 of age, and the other half at two years. 



The annexed sketches were taken from Norwegian fish. 



Ska-trout {Salmo trutta; Norsk, S^^rret). 



Shape. — Head, small and refined ; body, even and 

 elegant in outline. 



^aZes.^Silvery and lustrous. 



Colour. — Bright and silvery; back, dark green, shading 

 lighter to silver flanks and lustrous white belly. 



Marking. — Freely marked with black, cross-shaped 

 spots from back to medial line ; more sparsely spotted 

 from medial line to short distance below. Some spots 

 are rather square in shape. 



Gill-covers. — Oval and regular in outline. Sparsely 

 spotted. 



