and the Maritime Provinces. 



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most of their silvery brightness, and had taken on the brown and yellow 

 livery of the brook trout. Now we have had this discussion more than 

 once, but neither of us has been convinced, and you know very well that 

 you have tried repeatedly to identify the sea trout, and you were not 

 infallible." 



" I 've about come to the conclusion," said I, " that the sea trout and 

 brook trout are identical, although in years past I have believed they were 

 two varieties, and thought I could prove it. The fact is, I believe that 

 some trout are anadromous, and some not, even in the same river, just as 

 some salmon never go to sea, but instead, repair to the deep waters of the 

 lakes, coming from them only in the spring for food, and in the fall to 

 spawn. Take, for instance, the Ouananiche and other so-called landlocked 

 salmon, that are not landlocked, and probably never have been ; they can 

 go to the sea if they wish, but for some reason the anadromous habit has 

 left them, or at all events they do not possess it. Some scientists believe 

 that the salmon was originally a purely fresh-water fish, and that the sea- 

 going habit was acquired. Be that as it may, we know that it often be- 

 comes a permanently fresh-water fish, although not compelled to, and why 

 is not the brook trout in the same category " ? 



" Anatomically the sea and brook trout are similar, at all events," said 

 the Doctor. 



A Livkly Sea Trout. 



" We have examples of the change of habits of fish going on all the 

 time," I continued. " One of the most interesting is that given by Dr. 

 Bean, in his translation of the essay of Dr. Jousset de Bellesme, the direc- 



