NOTES ON EEPTILES, AMPHIBIA, AND FISH. 141 



anothoi: spoolos is now hiid under contribution for this pur- 

 pose, namely, the " Argentine," caught in the Tiber. 



11. Leuciacus phoxinus, the Minnow. This universal 

 favour'ifcc occurs in shoals in the Avon ; it is rarely found 

 exceeding three inches in length. 



12. Gobitis barbatula, Boarded Loach. Captain Newn- 

 ham has informed me that ho has taken this fish in the 

 streams in Ashton Meadows, and I have since found it my- 

 self in streams (under stones), at Keynsham. 



13. Usox lucius, the Pike or Jack. This wolf among 

 fislioa occurs commonly in the Avon, and nsed to bo caught 

 of large size, but not of late yoai's ; its pi'odigious voracity is 

 well known. It is a cold country fish, and reaches its per- 

 fection ill Lapland and Scandinavia, attaining there to a 

 length of five feet. 



14(. (SaZmo/ario, the Trout. The handsomest of our fi'esh- 

 water fishes ; is fairly common in the Avon and its tribu- 

 taries, and is not unfroquontly caught of good size, six or 

 seven pounds and over. 



15. Salmo solar, the Salmon. 1 hardly know if 1 ought to 

 include this species, as it occurs no nearer than tho Severn, 

 wliicli lies somewhat outside our district. 1 am informed, 

 however, that it has occurred accidentally as high up the 

 Avon as the Suspension Bridge. 



10 and 17. Anguilla acutirostris, the Sharp-nosed, and A. 

 latirostris, the Broad-nosed Eel. Both these species occur 

 abundantly in the Avon and other streams ; tho former is 

 caught in immense numbers at the weirs on tho Chow wlien 

 migrating, as many as a couple of tons being taken in 

 a night; there are generally some "broad-noses" among 

 thom, but these, though they roam up and down the rivers 

 particularly at night, do not seem to migrate like the 

 others. 



