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71. Sal mo gairdiaeBri Bichardson. Gairdner's Trout; Steel 



Head; Ah- Shut (Sitka). 



Monterey Bay, Sacramento River, Columbia Eiver ( Jor. 

 & Gilb.); Puget Sound; Southern Alaska (Sitka to 

 Kodiak). 



This trout is the famous Edgecumbe trout of Sitka; it 

 reaches the weight of 20 pounds, and then resembles 

 the Atlantic Salmon in shape. Gravid females were 

 obtained by me in Sitka, June 9-10, 1880. I am 

 unable to detect specific differences between this 

 trout and the Salmo irideus of Gibbons. 

 32460. Kodiak, Alaska. W. J. Fisher. 



72. Oncorhynchus cliowicha (Walb.) Jor. & Gilb. Quinnat 



Salmon; King Salmon; Ohowichee; Chinnook 

 Salmon. 



West coast of the United States from Monterey Bay 

 northward, ascending the Sacramento, Columbia, and 

 other rivers in great numbers; northward to Bering 

 Strait. 



The largest of all the salmon, reaching a hundred pounds 

 in weight. The principal fisheries for this species 

 are in the Sacramento, Columbia, Kassilov, Kenai, 

 and Yukon rivers. The salted bellies of Yukon 

 Chowichee are in especial favor. 

 27680. (Mounted half skin.) Kassilov R., Alaska. W. J. Fisher. 



73. Oncoi°hynchii§ keta (Walb.) Gill & Jor. Hoi-koh; Dog 



Salmon. 



West coast of the United States from San Francisco 



northward ; around the coast of the mainland of 



Alaska, north to Hotham Inlet. 

 The reproductive organs of this salmon were found well 



developed in Cook's Inlet and at Kodiak in July, 



1880. 

 27688. Hotham Inlet, Alaska, 1880. Capt, C. L. Hooper. 



74. OfiicoFliynchti§ nerka (Walb.) Gill & Jordan. Bed-fish; 



Krasnoi Bib a (Bussian). 



West coast of North America., from Columbia Eiver 

 northward, ascending far up the streams ; in Alaska 

 north at least to the Yukon. 

 On account of the beautiful color of its flesh this inferior 

 and abundant little salmon is more important for ex- 

 port from Alaska than any other. Natives prepare 

 a large portion of their ukali from this fish. The 

 principal fisheries for it in Alaska are at Karluk, on 

 the island of Kodiak. 

 32539. Kodiak, Alaska. W. J. Fisher. 



