Class IV. C H A R R. 3^; 



There are but few lakes in our ifland that pro- 

 duce this fiih, and even thofe not in any abundance. 

 It is found in Winander Mere in Weftmorland^ in 

 Uyn S^iellyn^ near the foot of Snowdon ; and be- 

 fore the difcovery of the copper-n^ines, in thofe 

 of Llynberris^ but the mineral dreams have entirely 

 deftroyed the fifh in the lail lakes ^. Whether 

 the waters in Ireland afford the charr, we are 

 uncertain, but imagine not, excepE it has beeu 

 overlooked by their writers on the natural hiftory 

 of that kingdom. In Scotland ic is found in Loch 

 Inch^ and other neighboring lakes, and is faid to 

 go into the Sfey to fpawn. 



The largeft and moil beautiful we ever received 

 were taken in Winander Mere^ and were commu- 

 nicated to us by the Rev. Mr. FarriJIo of Carlijle^ 

 with an account of their natural hiftory. He 

 favored me with five fpecimens, two under the 

 name of the Cafe Charr, male and female ; another 

 he called the Gelt Charr^ i. e. a charr which had 

 not fpawned the preceding feafon, and on that ac- 

 count is reckoned to be in the greateft perfe6lion. 

 The two others were infcribed, the Red Charr, the 

 Siher or Gilt Charr, the Carpio Lams Benaci, 

 Rait fyn, fife, 66, which lad are in fFeJlmorland 

 diftinguiflied by the epithet red, by reafon of the 

 flefli afiuming a higher color than the other when 

 drefled. 



* They are alfo found in certain lakes in Merkmthjhire, 



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