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turned them into their river. Unlike our own charr, 

 it never leaves the lakes even to spawn, according 

 to Dr. Gunther, and, as he stated, is quite uuadapted 

 to rivers ; and here is another striking poiat of 

 difiference, as in some of our lakes the charr certainly 

 do enter the rivers to spawn. 



I have not enjoyed opportunities of studying the 

 Omljre Chevalier, and must perforce accept my know- 

 ledge of it from foreign sources ; yet to show how, 

 upon matters of this nature, authorities may disagree, 

 I may here mention the fact, that when Monsieur 

 Coumes, the superintendent at Huniugue, was a 

 short time since in London on a mission from the 

 French Government, he certainly stated that they 

 were actually naturalizing this fish to the French 

 rivers. I have already mentioned the fact of some 

 charr in the rivers of Norway which visit the sea, 

 and in lakes which have a communication with the 

 sea we might try this fish in our own country. 



Much has been written of the Lucio Perca — the 

 pike-perch, or Sander. This, again, is a very voracious 

 and destructive fish. It is a very fair fish for the 

 table. It shows no sport to the angler,' allowing itself 



1 I mention this point, as in aocHmatiaing any new fish, its capa- 

 bilities, whether desirable or not, should, I think, be examined in 

 every point of view. 



