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I refer them all provisionally to Salmo ivhitei. In general they all 

 agree essentially in being well spotted, although occasionally a speci- 

 men is seen with fewer spots below the lateral line. The spots, how- 

 ever, vary considerably in size; in some they are larger than in the 

 South Fork Meadows fish, in others they are smaller; in many 1 1n- 

 spotting is more complete. In life some examples were quite dark in 

 general coloration, and several showed red or yellow between the rami 

 of the lower jaw. An effort was made to see whether these differences 

 could be correlated in any way with different particular parts of the 

 stream, and there is considerable evidence that such correlation can 

 be made. It is believed that all the specimens taken between any two 

 falls agree better among themselves than they do with those from any 

 other portion of the stream, and it seems that we have here a number 

 of differential ions now. in |> 3S which promise to become of taxo- 



nomic value. For the present these troul arc all considered to be con- 

 specific with those from South Pork Meadows and Soda Creek. 



As stated elsewhere in this report, the headwaters of the South Fork 

 of the Kaweah wore originally without trout and were stocked with 

 fish from Soda Creek at Quinns Horse Camp, and this species may 

 therefore very properly be called the Soda Creek trout. It is known 

 to reach a length of about 10 inches, takes the fly readily, and is a 

 good tighter. Though less brilliantly colored than the Golden trout 

 of Volcano Creek, it is in every respect a beautiful and attractive 

 fish. 



1 am pleased to name this beautiful trout for Stewart Edward 

 White, author of The Blazed Trail. 



SALMO ROOSEVELTI (Evermann), new species. Golden Trout of 



Volcano Creek; 'Roosevelt Trout. 

 I 3ee frontispiece.) 



Head 3.5 in length to base of caudal fin; depth 4; eye 5.6 in head; 

 snout 3.4; maxillary 1.8; mandible 1.5: interorbital 3.79; D. 11; A. 

 11; longest dorsal ray 1.8; longest anal ray 1.9; pectoral 1.8; ventral 

 2.1; caudal lobes 1.8; base of dorsal 1.9: base of anal 2.6; least depth 

 of caudal peduncle 2.6. Body stout, moderately compressed; head 

 conic, rather long; snout long; jaws subequal, mouth large, some- 

 what oblique; maxillary long and narrow but slightly curved, ex- 

 tending much beyond orbit; teeth well developed on mandible, maxil- 

 lary, palatines, front of vomer, and on front of tongue, the latter in 

 two rows; caudal peduncle very stout. Fins all strong and well 

 developed; origin of dorsal midway between tip of snout and base of 

 caudal peduncle; base of ventrals under middle of dorsal; caudal 

 broad, strong, little notched when fully spread; anal with its free 

 edge somewhat falcate. Scales exceedingly small, smaller than in any 



