SIR JAMES RAMSAY GIBSON MAITLAND, BART., F.LS. & F.Z.S., 



WHOSE PEACTICAL KNOWLEDGE AND UNWEARIED ENERGY 



HAS ENABLED HIM TO INAUGURATE 



A FISH-FAEM AT HOWIETOUN 0¥ UNEIVALLBD EMINENCE, 



BOTH AS A SCHOOL FOE FISH-CULTUEE 



AND ICHTHTOLOGICAL RESEARCH, 



THIS WORK ON THE BRITISH AND IRISH SALMONID^ 



IS DEDICATED BT HIS OBLIGED FRIEND, 



THE AUTHOR. 



