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by a halo of pale gray ; its fins are tricolored, bright red, 
bordered with black; and an anterior margin of pure white. 
Trout vary so much in different rivers, that no one descrip- 
tion will minutely apply to all, but the above will give the 
general characteristics of the species. The trout feeds 
like the salmon, and in habits resembles that fish in all 
respects but the migration to the sea. He is generally 
found in swift and gravelly streams, and rejects those of 
an opposite character, though he is occasionally to be met 
with there in consequence of the artificial and compulsory 
interference of man. The spawn is deposited in the same 
way as that of the salmon; but as the young do not 
migrate, their successive changes and growth cannot be so 
clearly made out. The spawning time begins in Septem- 
ber, in some few cases, but it is not commonly in full 
operation till October or November, after which it may be 
said to be completed. The trout is in full season from 
March to July, but the time varies in different rivers so 
much, that it is impossible to lay down any decided rule. 
When in high perfection its spots are peculiarly brilliant 
and distinct; the head is small, the body being plump 
and thick, and the belly silvery. Of Laxe Trovr there 
are several species, the great lake trout of Superior and 
Huron, Salmo Amethystus; the Siskawit, and the com- 
mon lake trout, Salmo confinis, besides other, perhaps 
casual varieties. 
The Mascatones and PickrereL.—Of these voracious 
fish there are many varieties, in almost all the lakes and 
rivers of North America. The former gpecies is confined 
to the waters of the St. Lawrence; the latter is common 
