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certain the species ; for, in a late excursion made 
by Dr Graham, accompanied by his pupils, and a 
party of scientific friends, they were mentioned as 
above two feet in length. Trout, he says, have also 
been taken in the Highlands above 301b., which 
would prove at that period the knowledge of this 
large species, though the distinctions were not as- 
certained. He is wrong, however, in supposing the 
Phinnocbs to be the young of the Great Trout, 
which he does at one or two places on the autho- 
rity of the fishermen. He met with this fish in 
abundance in several places. “ They come in Au- 
gust, and disappear in November. They are about 
a foot long, their colour grey, spotted with black, 
their flesh red : they rise eagerly to a fly. Fifteen 
hundred are sometimes taken at a draught.” This 
is their character correctly, and in few words. They 
are one of the most graceful of the Salmonidee, and 
are at once known by the peculiar greyish-green of 
their back contrasting strongly with the black spots. 
They continue still very abundant in the rivers in 
the north of Scotland, rising eagerly, and affording 
much sport to the angler with light tackle. To- 
wards the south, they appear to decrease, but are 
perhaps to be found in most Scottish waters, though 
the rivers running into the Solway may boast of the 
greatest share. 
In like manner were the animals and birds sought 
after. The alpine hare was found, and esteemed a 
novelty, and he remarks that “ it is full of frolic 
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