446 Mr. W. Thompson’s Notes on British Char. 
firm and red. Loch Corr is described to me as a deep moun- 
tain-lake or basin, less than a mile in length, with rocks rising 
precipitously above it at one part; at another it is shallow 
and sandy, and here this fish is taken in some quantity 
when spawning. A beautifully clear river issues from the lake. 
About fifteen miles from Loch Corr is Loch Killin, situated in 
the pastoral vale of Stratherrick. Three specimens of Char 
have thence been brought me. They are remarkably different 
from the L. Corr example, are of a clumsy form, have ve 
large fins like the Welsh fish, and are very dull in colour—of 
a blackish leaden hue throughout the greater part of the sides, 
the lower portion of which is of a dull yellow; no red appear- 
ing anywhere. So different indeed is this fish from the Char 
of the neighbouring localities, that it is believed by the people 
resident about Loch Killin to be a species peculiar to their 
lake, and hence bears another name —“ Haddy” being 
strangely enough the one bestowed upon it. This fish is only 
taken when spawning, but then in great quantities, either 
with nets, or a number of fish-hooks tied together with their 
points directed different ways. ‘These, unbaited, are drawn 
through the water where the fish are congregated in such 
numbers, that they are brought up impaled on the hooks. 
The largest of my specimens 1s 16 inches in length, and others 
of similar size were brought to my friend at the same time— 
on the 26th or 27th September, when about a “ cart-load” of 
them was taken. The flesh of some was “ white and soft. 
They contained ova the size of peas*.” On dissection my 
specimens were found to be male and female—externally the 
sex could not have been told with certainty. Their sto- 
machs and intestines were empty. This fish bears a resem- 
blance to the Lough Melvin Char, but differs from it in some 
characters. It will have been remarked that, in accordance 
with the Irish fish, the sexes present little difference exter- 
nally either in form or colour, that their flesh is soft and in- 
sipid and very pale, and that neither is designated Char. The 
remarks of Lord Cole on the L. Melvin fish, and of Mr. 
Langtry onthe L. Killin one, were in every respect similar. 
To the latter gentleman the dozen of L. Melvin fish were shown 
the day they were received, and in colour, &c., they were pro- 
nounced just the same in appearance as the L. Killin fish in 
an equally fresh state. 
In the followimg instances the Cuar or IRELAND have 
* At this very time, the Char from the neighbouring Loch Corr were in 
high condition. This is one out of numerous instances which might be ad- 
duced respecting the different period of spawning in contiguous localities. 
