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Salmonidje of Norway. 



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exterminate him, he flourishes as a green bay-tree, and 

 laughs at his enemies. 



His greedy nature causes him to boldly seize the fly 

 or minnow, and then he tries all he knows to shake 

 loose from the hook, and, if his eflbrts prove unavailing, 

 he makes as stern a fight for life as do the superior species 

 of Salmonidse. • *' . 



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Female, 4 lbs 



GILL-COVEBS (§ LIFE-SIZE). 



The bull-trout ascends the rivers at about the same 

 time as the sea-trout, or even a little before, and will 

 continue to "run" for some weeks; then those running 

 up the lower waters of the rivers become few and far 

 between; but upon some rivers there is a considerable 

 autumn run, which is more unusual with the Salmonidse 

 in Norway. 



