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that the charr of Windermere, Llyn Bodlyn, Lough 

 Melvin, and elsewhere in the British Isles, is iden- 

 tical with the Omhre Chevalier. I shaU touch on 

 this point when I come to the consideration of Lakes. 

 It is tolerably certain, however, that it is not iden- 

 tical with the great Northern or Scandinavian charr, 

 as it is said never to be found in rivers, save at 

 spawning time, when one species at least, found 

 at Windermere, runs up the river Brathay to spawn. 

 The habits of the northern fish appear to be widely 

 different from those of its southern congeners, since 

 it is constantly found in abundance in rivers, not 

 alone near their junction with lakes (whence, as it 

 might be supposed, they had migrated for a time), 

 but altogether away from lakes. Lloyd, in his 

 "Scandinavian Adventures," mentions taking them 

 with the fly again and again in rivers ; and he is 

 supported by very many other authorities. The Eev. 

 F. Metcalf, in the " Sportsman in Norway," also 

 speaks of catching charr in rivers. He mentions one 

 of six pounds, which he caught with a minnow close 

 by the falls upon the Mallanger river. Further up 

 the river, he again speaks of catching large numbers 

 of splendid trout, clmrr, and greyling; and to show 

 that they are not confined to particular localities; 

 he afterwards speaks of C[uantities of chair being 



