Proceedings of Royal Society of Edinburgh . [sess. 
No. 5. Female (Tay). 
Length 31" x 7" (79*2 x 17*8 cm.); 
weight 13 lbs. 
Length of head 14 *3. 
Eye to post, of gill cover 8 *2 cm. 
Teeth absent from vomer. 
Tail straight ; caudal ped. 5 '6 cm. 
■Spots below lat. line to level of 
dorsal fin. 
Scales 12. 
Fin rays, D 12, Y 9. 
Maggots, very few. 
No. 6. Female (Tay). 
Length 28f" x 6J" (73*3 x 16 cm.) ; 
weight lOf lbs. 
Length of head 13*3 cm. 
Eye to post, of gill cover 7*8 cm. 
Teeth on head of vomer. 
Tail concave ; caudal ped. 5*2 cm. 
Spots on shoulder below lat. line. 
Scales 12. 
Fin rays, D. 13, Y 9, P 12. 
Maggots numerous. 
This example had a marked 
salmon appearance. 
No. 7. Female (Tay). 
Length 32" x 7" (81*7 x 17*8 cm.) ; 
weight 12f lbs. 
Length of head 15 cm. 
Eye to post, of gill cover 8 ’8 cm. 
One tooth on head of vomer. 
Tail straight ; caudal ped. 5 *8 cm. 
Spots below lat. line to level of post. 
margin of dorsal fin. 
Scales 12. 
Fin rays, D 13, P 12, Y 9, A 10. 
Maggots, only two present. 
No. 8. Female (Tay). 
Length 36^x7i" (93*2 x 19-2 cm.); 
weight 18£ lbs. 
Length of head 17 '7 cm. 
Eye to post, of gill cover 10 cm. 
One tooth on head of vomer. 
Spots, a small patch on shoulder 
only. 
Scales 11. 
Fin rays, D 13, P 12, Y 9. 
Maggots not numerous. 
No. 9. Female (from Loch Ness). 
Length 34i"x8" (88x20*3 cm.); 
weight 19 \ lbs. 
Length of head 17 cm. 
Eye to post, of gill cover 10 cm. 
Teeth absent from vomer. 
Tail straight. 
Scales 12. 
Fin rays, D 14, Y 9. 
Spots all along dorsum and also below 
lat. line to level of front of dorsal 
fin. 
Maggot, only one present. 
No. 10. Female (from Loch Ness). 
Length 31" x 7" (79*2 x 17*8 cm.); 
weight 12| lbs. 
Length of head 15 cm. 
Eye to post, of gill cover 8 *5 cm. 
Tail straight ; caudal peduncle 5*8. 
Scales, 11 on right side, 10 on left, 
distinct. 
Fin rays, D 13, P 11, Y 9. 
Spots below lat. line to level of dorsal 
fin. 
Maggots absent. 
No. 11 Female (Tay). 
Length 34J"x7|" (88x19*7 cm.); 
weight 17f lbs. 
Length of head 17 cm. 
Eye to post, of gill cover 9 *3 cm. 
Teeth absent from vomer. 
Scales 12. 
Fin rays D 14, Y 9. 
Spots, very few below lat. line (f ). 
Maggots numerous. 
Had appearance of ill- 
I conditioned salmon. 
In this series some fish were selected as having specially notice- 
able bull trout markings, others were less distinctly marked, 
while No. 6, when selected from amongst the other fish, gave 
rise to much discussion amongst the men present as to whether it 
