SEA TROUT. 47 



look; the Salt "Water Trout, with a small, sleepy head, 

 a deep body, and a rich coloring, small fins and red 

 flesh ; the Brook Trout, long, narrow, brightly marked, 

 gracefully shaped and lively; and a trout which has 

 appeared in a new pond, scarcely yet completed, with a 

 dark, strong coloring, very black on the back, a thick, 

 stout body, and a well proportioned head. Any one can 

 distinguish these fish at a glance, but must they each 

 have a different name, and a Latin one at that ? 



The fresh run sea trout of the North have beautifuj 

 silver sides, almost as bright as a salmon's, and in this 

 particular, at least, differ from the salt water loving- 

 trout of Long Island and Cape Cod. Their heads are 

 small, delicate, and exquisitely shaped, and their lower 

 fins are small and almost transparent. The heads of the 

 males are larger, and the lower jaw more hooked than 

 those of the female, and these differences increase as the 

 spawning season advances. The head of the female 

 bears a comparison to that of a modest, refined lady, 

 while that of the male resembles the big head and ugly 

 jaw of the struggling, quarrelling, but protecting man. 

 A.t times their flesh is a bright red, often a dull yellow 

 and rarely whitish. The shape of their bodies is grace- 

 ful and broad across the back, to a greater degree in 

 both particulars than the sea run trout of Long Island 

 and Massachusetts. But as they ascend the rivers, and 

 after they have been some time in their new abode, these 

 peculiarities diminish, the color of their backs turns from 

 a beautiful green to a dull black, the splendor of their 

 silvery sides fades, and the heavy spots and roseate tinge 

 appear ; their translucent fins grow opaque and strong 



