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Appendices to Twenty -fourth Annual Report 



4 at "Tappie"— 



14 Salmon Parr. 

 4 Brown Trout. 

 1 Whitling. 



Of the 18 salmon parr obtained, 2 were nearing the silvery-scaled 

 smolt stage. 



3rd November 1905. Fourteen shots taken as follow : — 



The tide was ebbing. Water temperature at 1 p.m. = 46°. 



5 at "Sleepless"— 



L Salmon Parr, 10*8 cm. long. 



1 Yellow Fin. 



2 Whitling, 18*0 cm. long. 



6 at "Tappie"— 



9 Salmon Parr and Smolts, 107, 11*0, 6'0, 14'5, 12 cm. 



3 Yellow Fins. 



6 Whitling (clean). 

 1 Sea Trout. 



3 at "Pyerod"— 



19 Salmon Parr and Smolts. 

 9 Yellow Fins. 

 1 Brown Trout. 

 3 Whitling. 



Ten of the smolts and parr taken at Pyerod were brought by me to 

 Edinburgh and examined carefully. Notes on this examination are 

 as follow : — 



(a) Length, 140 cm. ; depth of caudal peel., 1*1 cm.; max. bone 

 vertically below centre of eye; scales, 12 ; pectorals, ventrals, 

 and anal fin, yellowish ; adipose fin, slate colour. 



A shapely little fish with silvery scales, black spot on oper- 

 culum, and a few red spots on sides. A salmon smolt. 

 (6) Length, 12*0 cm.; depth of caudal ped., 1*0 cm.; max. bone 

 vertically below centre of eye ; scales, 12. A salmon smolt. 

 A silvery fish of appearance exactly as (a). 



(c) Length, 10'5 cm. ; depth of caudal ped., 0 9 cm.; scales, 12 or 



possibly 13 ; max. bone vertically beneath centre of eye ; all 

 lower fins yellowish • adipose fin and caudal fin pink edged. 



This fish was not silvery, but presented the appearance 

 characteristic of parr. 



(d) Length, 12*0 cm. ; depth of caudal ped., 0*9 cm. ; scales, 11 ; 



max. beneath centre of eye ; dorsal, caudal, and adipose fins 

 tinged with pink ; ventral and anal fins whitish ; pectoral fins 

 with dark veins in rays ; two black spots on operculum. 



A silvery fish, but still bearing 8 parr bands on side, and 

 red spots along lat. line ; dorsum spotted, dusky. In transi- 

 tion stage — between parr and smolt. 



(e) Length, 8 5 cm. ; depth of caudal ped., 0*7 cm. ; max. vertically 



beneath centre of eye ; scales, 1 2 ; adipose and caudal fins 

 tipped with red ; under fins whitish. 



A silvery fish without parr markings. A few red spots still 

 on lat. line. A salmon smolt of small size. 

 (J) Length, 11 '7 cm. ; depth of caudal ped., 0*9 cm.; max. bone 

 vertically beneath centre of eye ; dorsum spotted ; adipose fin 

 dusky ; ventral and anal fins whitish. 



