﻿A-KTritTR. 
  — 
  On 
  the 
  Brown 
  Trout 
  introduced 
  into 
  Ota/jo. 
  283 
  

  

  Fin 
  Raijfi: 
  D.ll, 
  P. 
  12, 
  V.9, 
  A. 
  10. 
  Scales: 
  15 
  in 
  transverse 
  row, 
  from 
  

   adipose 
  fin 
  backwards 
  to 
  lateral 
  line. 
  Pyl, 
  cceca 
  : 
  46, 
  Contents 
  of 
  stomach 
  : 
  

   crayfish, 
  beetles, 
  flies. 
  

  

  /. 
  — 
  Feb. 
  8th. 
  — 
  Female 
  tront 
  taken 
  in 
  Deep 
  Stream, 
  with 
  grasshopper. 
  

   Colour, 
  back 
  olive 
  brown, 
  silvery 
  towards 
  belly, 
  black 
  spots 
  ordinary 
  

   number 
  and 
  large, 
  red 
  ones 
  not 
  very 
  distinct, 
  on 
  gill-cover 
  six 
  distinct 
  

   large 
  black 
  spots 
  ; 
  head 
  small 
  ; 
  maxillary 
  projecting 
  ^ 
  in. 
  behind 
  vertical 
  

   from 
  posterior 
  margin 
  of 
  orbit 
  ; 
  teeth, 
  double 
  row 
  on 
  vomer, 
  some 
  awanting 
  ; 
  

   one 
  row 
  on 
  each 
  palatine 
  bone. 
  This 
  fish 
  was 
  in 
  excellent 
  condition 
  ; 
  roe 
  

   well 
  developed. 
  When 
  cooked 
  was 
  found 
  of 
  first-rate 
  quality 
  ; 
  the 
  flesh 
  was 
  

   very 
  red, 
  

  

  Dimensions 
  : 
  Weight, 
  4 
  lbs. 
  10 
  oz. 
  ; 
  length, 
  22 
  in. 
  ; 
  depth, 
  5 
  in. 
  ; 
  gnth, 
  

   12j 
  in. 
  ; 
  head, 
  4i- 
  in. 
  

  

  Fill 
  Bays: 
  D.18, 
  P. 
  12, 
  V.9, 
  A.ll. 
  Scales: 
  17 
  in 
  transverse 
  row 
  from 
  

   adipose 
  fin 
  backwards 
  to 
  lateral 
  line. 
  Pyl, 
  ccEca 
  i 
  47, 
  Contents 
  of 
  

   stomach: 
  crayfish, 
  green 
  beetles, 
  and 
  flies. 
  

  

  g. 
  — 
  March 
  2nd.- 
  — 
  Female 
  trout, 
  taken 
  in 
  Broad 
  Creek, 
  with 
  grasshopper. 
  

   Colour, 
  back 
  olive 
  brown, 
  sides 
  and 
  belly 
  silvery, 
  black 
  sp)ots 
  ordinary 
  

   number, 
  red 
  ditto 
  all 
  large 
  ; 
  six 
  black 
  spots 
  on 
  left 
  side 
  of 
  head 
  and 
  five 
  on 
  

   right 
  ; 
  tail 
  large, 
  forked 
  and 
  handsomely 
  shaped 
  ; 
  it 
  and 
  adipose 
  without 
  

   spots; 
  head 
  very 
  small; 
  right 
  maxillary 
  projecting 
  i 
  in. 
  behind 
  vertical 
  

   from 
  posterior 
  margin 
  of 
  orbit 
  ; 
  left 
  maxillary 
  awanting, 
  excepting 
  small 
  

   portion 
  of 
  posterior 
  end, 
  evidently 
  lost 
  by 
  some 
  accident 
  ; 
  fish 
  fat 
  and 
  in 
  

   good 
  condition. 
  

  

  Dimensions 
  : 
  Weight, 
  2^ 
  lbs. 
  ; 
  length, 
  17f 
  in. 
  ; 
  depth, 
  4f 
  in. 
  ; 
  girth, 
  

   lOf 
  in. 
  ; 
  head, 
  8|- 
  in. 
  

  

  Fin 
  Rays: 
  D.18, 
  P.18, 
  V.9, 
  A.IO, 
  C.19. 
  Scales: 
  16 
  in 
  row 
  from 
  

   adipose 
  fin 
  backwards 
  to 
  lateral 
  line. 
  Pyl. 
  ccsca 
  : 
  47, 
  surrounded 
  by 
  

   unusual 
  quantity 
  of 
  fat. 
  Contents 
  of 
  stomach: 
  cadis-bait, 
  larvs, 
  grass, 
  

   rushes, 
  and 
  one 
  small 
  shell-fish. 
  

  

  /i. 
  — 
  March 
  6th. 
  — 
  Male 
  trout 
  taken 
  in 
  Shag 
  Kiver 
  at 
  night 
  with 
  natural 
  

   minnow. 
  Colour, 
  back 
  light 
  olive, 
  sides 
  and 
  belly 
  silvery, 
  black 
  spots 
  

   numerous 
  and 
  large, 
  no 
  red 
  ones, 
  black 
  spots 
  on 
  adipose 
  fin 
  but 
  none 
  on 
  

   tail, 
  tail 
  square 
  ; 
  head 
  small, 
  maxillary 
  projecting 
  Jin. 
  behind 
  vertical 
  

   from 
  posterior 
  margin 
  of 
  orbit; 
  fish 
  fat, 
  short 
  and 
  thick, 
  back 
  arched; 
  

   teeth, 
  two 
  on 
  head 
  and 
  usual 
  rows 
  on 
  body 
  of 
  vomer 
  and 
  on 
  palatine. 
  

  

  Dimensions: 
  AVeight, 
  SJlbs. 
  ; 
  length, 
  21f 
  in. 
  ; 
  dej^th, 
  6in. 
  ; 
  girth, 
  14iin. 
  ; 
  

   head, 
  4f 
  in. 
  

  

  Fin 
  Bays: 
  D.ll, 
  P.13, 
  V.IO, 
  A.IO, 
  C.19. 
  Scales: 
  16 
  in 
  transverse 
  row 
  

   from 
  adipose 
  fin 
  back 
  to 
  lateral 
  line. 
  Pyl. 
  ccsca; 
  47, 
  doubtful 
  number, 
  

   some 
  being 
  cut 
  in 
  removing 
  stomach. 
  Contents 
  of 
  stomach: 
  not 
  examined. 
  

  

  