. Days and nights of salmon fishing in the River Tweed. Salmon fishing -- Tweed River; Salmon. line m n being horizontal on one side, and vertical on the other; whereas in many of the Trout species the fibres are arranged as at C, crossing one another, or rather meeting at two opposite poles, like the meridians of a globe, the line joining the two poles being the axis of vision of the eye. " After examining the lenses of the Parr you sent me," says Sir David Brewster in a letter now before me, "I found the structure to be exactly the same as that of the Salmon. I have frequently
. Days and nights of salmon fishing in the River Tweed. Salmon fishing -- Tweed River; Salmon. line m n being horizontal on one side, and vertical on the other; whereas in many of the Trout species the fibres are arranged as at C, crossing one another, or rather meeting at two opposite poles, like the meridians of a globe, the line joining the two poles being the axis of vision of the eye. " After examining the lenses of the Parr you sent me," says Sir David Brewster in a letter now before me, "I found the structure to be exactly the same as that of the Salmon. I have frequently had occasion to mention the proofs that you gave me of the identity of the Parr with the Salmon, and to mention my own experiments on the lenses as confirmatory of your opinion that the Parr and the Salmon are one and the same ; Salmon begin spawning as early as September, and continue to do so throughout the winter months; De- cember, January, and February being the principal ones for that operation. They continue on the spawning- ground, or Rade, as it is termed in Scotland, also during the spring months, though in diminished quantities. I. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Scrope, William, 1772-1852. London : Hamilton, Adams; Glasgow : Thomas D. Morison
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