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of the rivers at the end of summer and autumn, and known as the 

 " Finnock," " White Trout," &c. A few years ago, one of this species 

 was caught on a hook with bait in the Lossie at Kellas, and after be- 

 ing dragged for a moment on a bit of rock in the middle of the stream, 

 carried off part of the line. A few minutes only elapsed ere it was 

 again brought ashore by a fresh bait and hook, which it had also gree- 

 dily swallowed, while the first continued firmly fixed in its mouth. 

 Similar instances have been before recorded, and prove either the ex- 

 treme voracity of fish, or the low degree of sensibility in their nervous 

 system. 



Common Trout, Salmo Fario. (Breac,-Precht). Most abundant 

 in all the rivers and lochs of the district, which also contain several 

 of the marked varieties of this well-known fish. It is in this district 

 of Scotland, "in a small loch called Lochdow, near Pitmain," that the 

 singularly deformed variety figured by Yarrell (ii. 108) was found. 



The Great Lake Trout, Salmo ferox. " Loch Laggan," Yarrell: 

 and in other lochs in the North of Scotland. At present no authority 

 can be referred to or quoted showing that this species has been killed 

 in Loch Ness, where it is most probably to be found ; for Mr. St. 

 John, in his ' Wild Sports of the North,' says " I have little doubt 

 that the immense depths of Lochness contain trout as large, if not lar- 

 ger, than are to be found in any other loch in Scotland. 



Charr, Salmo salvelin us. Loch of Moy; Loch Inch. Also in 

 " lochs of Inverness-shire," Mr. St. John : and in several places in 

 Sutherlandshire, Mr. Stoddart. In Wales this fish is called the red- 

 belly, and is therefore probably the species meant by Shaw, in the 

 ' History of Moray,' under the name of" Red-wame." 



(To be continued). 



On obtaining Coleoptera fyc.from Moss during the Spring Months. — It needs but 

 a single trial to prove how very prolific this system is. Indeed, any student, by refer- 

 ring to Stephens's Manual, will see at a glance, especially amongst the Brachelytra, 

 the numbers there stated to be obtained from this source, as well as many others lying 

 in a state of torpor, only awaiting the return of glorious summer to call them forth 

 in all their vigour. The places which I have found yield the greatest number, are 

 the stumps of fir-trees, about a foot above ground. I take with me a small bag with 

 a running string at the top, and as I strip each stump, I put the moss into the bag. 

 When this is full, I draw the string tight and tie up the mouth, so as to prevent the 

 egress of any that begin to find their quarters too warm. After having carried home 

 the bag, when about to examine it, I spread out on a table a large sheet of thick white 

 paper, and taking tlie moss out of the bag little by little, shake it carefully, teasing out 



