Notices of certain new species of North American Salmonidae : chiefly in the collection of the N.W. Boundary Commission, in charge of Archibald Campbell, Esq., Commissioner of the United States, by Doctor C.B.R. Kennerly, naturalist to the commission : read before the New York Lyceum of Natural History, June, 1861 / by George Suckley.

  • Suckley, George, 1830-1869.
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[1861?]
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Credit: Notices of certain new species of North American Salmonidae : chiefly in the collection of the N.W. Boundary Commission, in charge of Archibald Campbell, Esq., Commissioner of the United States, by Doctor C.B.R. Kennerly, naturalist to the commission : read before the New York Lyceum of Natural History, June, 1861 / by George Suckley. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    V Notices of Certain New Species of North American Sal- monidw, chief]/ in the Collection of the N. W. Boundary Commission, in charge of Archibald Campbell, Esq., Com- missioner of the United States, by Doctor C. B. R. Jgennerly. Naturalist to the Commission. , CfelZi/ By Geoege Stjckley, M.D., Late Assistant Surgeon, U. S. Army. Bead before the New York Lyceum of Natural History, June, 1861. Owing to the unfortunate death of Dr. Kennerly on his return from a three years' exploration, the preparation of a report on certain of the material collected by him was assigned to me. In the course of this undertaking I have prepared a copious synopsis of the species of American Salmon and Trout, to appear in the final Report of the Commissioner. It has been thought best to issue in advance brief descriptions of the species hitherto unnamed. Nothing is more difficult than the naming of different species of the Salmonidie from individual peculiarities, scarcely one constant character being ever found confined to a single kind, so that in the determination of the species we are obliged to rely upon an aggregation of characters and their modifications. In many instances this difficulty has been got over readily, and in a very satisfactory manner to the author, by applying the names of gentlemen who have directly or indirectly shown their interest in aiding Dr. Kennerly in his pursuits, or the author in his preparation of this report, In this paper—another published in the Annals of the N.Y. Lyceum,—and a report by the author on the SalmonidaB of the N. W. coasl of America, printed in the 12th volume Pacific R. R. Rcp< :», and dupli- cated in the Natural History of Washingto! Territory, nearly everything hitherto printed relating to the species of Salmon and Trout found on the Pacific slope is embodied— with the exception of certain details contain**? in Sir John Richardson's Fauna Boreali Americana, and in a few other papers to be referred to in the more extended report.