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below it ; the sides marked with about fifteen dusky longi- 

 tudinal bands. The general colour of the body light yellow 

 brown, beautifully varied with golden, copper, green, and 

 blue reflections when viewed in different lights, with a few 

 decided dark spots : the' head brown ; on the checks and 

 gill-covers a tinge of blue : all the fins somewhat darker than 

 the colour of the body ; the dorsal fin varied with square 

 dusky spots on the membrane between the rays, the upper 

 part of the fin spotted and streaked with reddish brown 

 The Grayling appears to become darker by age, and the 

 pectoral fins are reddish about spawning time, with small 

 black spots. 



The vignette represents two states of the Stone-fly of 

 anglers. 



