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respects, its general shape, coloration, and habits are very close to S. aureolus. This is 
particularly noticeable in the larger specimens. 
Salvelinus agassizii var.? The Trout of Cristine Lake. 
Under date of April 8, 1884, (Bull. U. S. Fish Comm., 1884, p. 294), Tarleton H. Bean writes: 
“I have examined the trout recently received from Cristine Lake, New Hampshire, whence 
they were sent by Mr. S. M. Crawford, and found them to be Salvelinus fontinalis (Mitch.) 
Gill and Jordan. 
“The proportions and other specific characters are the same as in the Monadnock Lake 
trout recently reported upon, but the coloration is different. The ground color of the sides 
and upper parts is a rich purple, the sides are profusely ornamented with crimson spots, and the 
pectorals, ventrals and caudal, even now, are largely suffused with vermilion. Another pecu- 
liarity of these trout is their elegant shape.” 
While studying the Monadnock-Lake Trout, the present writer tried to find the specimens 
referred to by Dr. Bean but they could not be located in the National Museum collection. It 
was then thought that some specimens might be secured from Cristine Lake. Difficulty was 
encountered in locating the lake as it was not named in the list of lakes and ponds given in 
the New Hampshire Fish and Game Commission Reports. An inquiry of Mr. A. D. Mason, 
of Dublin, N. H., elicited the information that it was in the northern part of the State and that 
further information might be obtained from Merrill Shurtleff, Esq., of Lancaster. Mr. Shurtleff 
was written to and he kindly furnished some of the desired information and referred the writer 
to Mr. Alvah Cole, of Percy, suggesting that he might be able to secure and send some of the 
trout. Regarding the lake, Mr. Cole imparted essentially the same information as Mr. Shurt- 
leff to the effect that it is 1194 feet above sea level and is surrounded by mountains, and is 
about one and a quarter miles long by half a mile wide, with very clear water. Its greatest depth 
is about 65 feet and the bottom is sandy. The shores are rocky and sandy. There are two 
small inlets but the lake is mostly fed by springs. The outlet, having a fall of 220 feet in the 
first half mile, empties into the Ammonoosuc River, a tributary of the Connecticut. 
Salmon were introduced about 35 years ago but they are practically extinct now. Some 
eels and shiners are present. Mr. Cole said that the Common Trout had been introduced into 
the lake for many years from all parts of the State and that it was very seldom that any of the 
old stock were caught. 
Dr. Bean’s description and the foregoing information sufficiently indicates that the origi- 
nal trout of Cristine Lake is or was distinct from Salvelinus fontinalis. It is therefore provi- 
sionally included here as a variety of *S. agassizii, although an examination of specimens might 
reveal that it is entitled to a specific name. 
