2 The Salmon 



they collect in shoals and are called fry. By autumn they are from 

 two to three inches long, and are then called parr (Fig. 2). \'ery 

 little feeding takes place after the end of September, and when the 

 cold weather sets in, the parr lea\'e the shallow water to take up their 

 abode under stones, where they remain till March or April, and almost 

 entirely cease to feed. During their stay in winter-quarters they 

 become very black and fall off in condition. Often, when collecting 

 larvEe, I have lifted a flat stone quietly and disclosed to view three or 

 four parr. These did not swim away at first, but remained motion- 

 less for some time, apparently in a dazed, sleepy condition. When 



Fig. 2. — Parr, life size, one year old. 1st April 1903. 



the water becomes warmer their winter abode is forsaken for the 

 quieter pools. Strange to say, they are now smaller than they were 

 during the autumn. As the season advances they become lively, 

 Irequent shallow water, forsake large rivers, and run up as far as the 

 water will take them. They increase quickly in size, and by autumn 

 are double the dimensions they were in the previous autumn. The 

 parr is now a very handsome fish indeed. Along its silvery sides 

 are nine bars, with black and red spots, and the tail or caudal fin is 

 much rounder than before. During winter, again, the parr retire 

 to their old haunts, and leave them in March and begin to feed. 

 About the first week in April a great change takes place in their 

 appearance ; the silvery smolt dress is assumed, and the dawn of 



