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BRITISH FRESHWATER FISHES 



the name Char is derived from the Celtic cear, 

 blood, or ceara, red, in allusion to the colour of the 

 belly. 



Char are more arctic and alpine fish than Trout, 

 for whereas the latter range in the sea from Iceland 

 and the northern coasts of Europe to the Bay of 

 Biscay, and in the rivers to Algeria, migratory 

 Char are found at least as far north as 82, and 



FIG. io. Vomer of Trout (A, A') and of Char (B, B'). 

 A and B from below, A' and B' from the side. 



southwards only to Helgeland in Norway, Iceland, 

 Hudson Bay, and the Kurile Islands, whilst the 

 non-migratory forms are principally restricted to 

 deep cold lakes, in our islands occurring in Scotland, 



L. Dunbar, A. Duncan, G. Gatey, F. B. Henn ; Capt. J. S. 

 Hamilton ; the Earl of Lonsdale ; Lord Lovat ; Messrs. J. Mackay, 

 W. MacElligott, P. D. Malloch, W. H. Marshall, A. Matthews, 

 R. N. Millar, G. R. Murray, J. Murray ; Col. W. H. Parkin ; Dr. F. 

 Penrose; Mr. A. Saddler; Dr. R. Scharff; Maj. H. Trevelyan ; 

 Messrs. J. H. Tulloch and H. M. Warrand. 



