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eaten, sometimes in a frozen state, by the Canadian voyagers. It is found in tlie Great Lakes 
of the Northwest from Huron to 68° north, and never visits the sea. 
The SiSKAW^iTZ, S. Siskaivitz, is somewhat shorter and stouter than the preceding, and rather 
smaller in size. It is found in Lake Superior, and less abundantly in Lake Huron. It is taken 
at night with the torch and spear, and also by the seine. It ranks high among the delicacies 
of the table. It is sometimes called Northern Lake Trout. 
The Parr or Samlet, S. salniuhcs, is found in European waters, and being marked on the 
back by transverse dusky bars very similar to those of young salmon, has been held by many 
persons to be young salmon in fact. 
Yarrell opposes this opinion, and we 
think by effective arguments. It appears 
that the markings which have given to 
the Parr the popular names of Brand- 
ling and Fingerling are common to the 
young of all the species of this genus for 
a time, bat are obliterated by degrees. 
THE PAKK. 'The Samlets spawn through the month 
of December. They frequent the trout- 
streams, and take any bait with freedom at all seasons. They are from six to eight inches long, 
and are abundant in Great Britain. 
The Salmon-Trout, S. trutta, is one of the fishes that migrate from the sea to fresh waters, 
and takes rank next the salmon ; the com- 
mon weight is two to four pounds, but 
they sometimes weigh twelve to seventeen 
pounds. They are very abundant in the 
Scotch rivers, where they are taken with 
nets, sometimes two hundred at a haul, 
and with the hook, one man sometimes 
taking thirty in a day. They feed on flies, 
beetles, insects, &c., and are common to Europe and the waters around the Gulf of St. Lawrence 
in North America. 
The Common European Trout, S. fario^ is hardly less celebrated among sportsmen of the 
rod, than the salmon. It is ten to thirty inches long, the average being about fifteen ; the weight 
is one to twenty pounds ; in form and color it is exceedingly beautiful. It is an inhabitant of 
rivers and lakes, and is a voracious feeder, but is cautious, vigilant and active, and calls into ex- 
ercise the utmost skill of the angler. During the day the large-sized fish move but little from 
their haunts, but toward evening, and during the night, they rove about in search of small fish, 
insects, and larvje. The season of spawning is usually in October. 
The Great Gray Trout, S. ferox, sometimes called the Great Lake Trout, is found in Eng- 
land and Ireland, and especially in Scotland, where it is confined to the lakes, never descending 
to the' sea. It is taken with strong hooks and lines, being a very powerful fish. It weighs 
from two to fifty pounds ; the flesh is not greatly esteemed. 
. The Bull-Trout, S. eriox, sometimes called the Gray 
THE SALMUN-TKOUT. 
Trout or Whitling, is a European 
species, resembling the common 
salmon in habits and appearance, 
and weighing from six to twenty 
pounds. The flesh is not much es- 
teemed, but it aflords good sport 
for fishermen. 
The American Brook-Trout, 
S. fontinalis, closely resembles 
the common European trout in 
appearance, size, habits, and quahties, but is still a distinct species. It is widely distributed, 
THE BULL-TROUT. 
