398 SEA TROUT SALMON. Class IV. 



The flesh when boiled is of a pale red, but 

 well flavored.* 



[We add the description of a female of this 

 species taken by the reverend Hugh Dames in 

 1795. 



" Length two feet. The pupil of the eye 

 black, the irides silvery ; sharp teeth in both 

 jaws and on the tongue; the lateral line strait; 

 the first dorsal fin nearer the head than the tail ; 

 the second dorsal and anal fins opposite and 

 within two inches of the tail, which was nearly 

 even at the end. The whole fish of a dusky 

 purplish color ; the sides and back dotted with 

 dusky spots. Ed. 



Mr. TVillughby's account of the Salmon, Bull, 

 or Scurf Trout is obscure ; whether the same 

 with this ? 



* The reverend George Barry in his History of the Orkney 

 isles, (p. 2890 sa Y s tnat tne Bull Trout is found in great num- 

 bers in the Loch of Stennis ; but as the flesh is white and dry, 

 it is seldom sought after. Doctor Edmonslon\ on the contrary, 

 says that the Sea Trout which are numerous in Zetland, are 

 very delicate. Ed. 



f View of the Zetland islands, ii. 315. 



