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The Salmon 



and gives a few scoops among the gravel, turning it up with each move- 

 ment and making the water quite dirty. The spawn, which is being 



Vir,. 45. — Salmon 8iia\vning-Hcd on the Tay. 



Flc 46. — Salmon S[)a\vning-Eecl (enlarged). 



deposited all the time, falls to the bottom and is covered up with each 

 stroke. This process is renewed every five or ten minutes, the fish work- 



