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AN ACCOUNT OF THE SALMON, 

 AND ITS VARIETIES. 



I desire merely to give some accomit of this 

 beautiful fish for the information of my readers, 

 the knowledge of which has come under my 

 own notice, in the rivers of Ireland in particular, 

 amongst the fishermen at their mouths, at the 

 " cruives " or " cuts," and throughout my 

 rambles along their banks. 



This excellent salmon is a very handsome 

 fish, the head is small, the body rather long 

 and covered with bright scales, the back is of a 

 bluish shade, the other parts white, and marked 

 with irregular dark brown spots on the head, 

 the covers of the gills, down each side from 

 the lateral lines to near the edge of the back, 

 very few are to be seen below the lines which 

 run from head to tail ; the tail is forked. 



He takes great delight in pursuing small 

 fish and fry, and in playing and jumping on the 

 top of the water, at insects no doubt, and for his 

 own sport. 



It has been often said that there was never 

 any thing found in the salmon's stomach such 



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