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range at sea is as limited as when in fresh water; for there 
are one or two rivers on the north borders of Devon and 
Cornwall, into which, as it comes along tlie opposite shores of 
bouth Wales, it might be supposed at least sometimes to find 
Its way Yet such does not appear to be ever the case, although 
a transfer of the breeding fish, as has been accomplished with 
the Salmon, would probably be successful, and thus a highly- 
dehcious species might be made to have a more extensive 
range. That it has not excited more general attention is to 
be explained by a remark made by Sir Joseph Banks to Mr. 
Dillwyn, that it was of too delicate a structure to be conveyed 
to the London market, where hitherto it has not been seen. 
On inquiring among fishermen well acquainted with this 
fish, I learn that they ascend their favourite rivers to spawn 
m autumn, and the roe is deposited usually in October and 
November, in rocky ground, not in such shallow water as the 
Salmon; but beyond this the particular situations and mode 
of development have not been closely attended to. The young 
go down to the sea in March and April, at which time they 
possess the common character of the family, in bearing a 
resemblance to the early growth especially of the Peal or 
White Trout, from which, and the young of the Salmon, 
■which are clothed with the silver scales, they are then not 
easily distinguished. As however these young of the Sewen 
are said to weigh in early spring a couple of ounces, or 
more, it may be questioned whether the fishes to which these 
remarks apply may not be in many instances the growth of 
the beginning of the second year, confounded with those of 
an earlier growth. It seems certain, at least, that early in 
July an emigration of larger fish takes place, but whether 
they remain until they spawn, or how many return to the sea 
before or without spawning seems uncertain. Mr. Dillwyn and 
ms friend Mr. Talbot had remarked that males had not been 
discovered among those which bore the name of Sewen; but 
this IS corrected by many of the fishermen, who report that 
the male is just as common as the female, and they add that 
this fish readily takes a bait, especially in the form of an 
npjwopriate fly , which is seized with a leap and plunge, and 
With the habit also that when the hook is felt, instead of 
running off with a tight line, it rushes often towards the 
