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,. , ..THE TASMANIAN NATURALIST. 9. .
.ONCHORNYNCHUS'QUINNAT.Quirinat Salm.on (quin.natt, shining).
Colour above dusky, sometimes bluish or greenish tinge.Sides and
under silvery. Head dark, with metallic lustre.Above lateral line,
.dorsal and caudal fins with numerous 'roundblack spots. Scales
long, 1 3 5 1 5 5 ~ Gillrakers short, 23 (9 ontop) . Rays in anal
16 (average).
SALVERLlNUS FONTINALIS. The Char or AmericanBrook Trout.A
smaller species than the foregoing. The spots on thesides, both
above and below lateral line, are red. The name"Char" may be traced
to the Gaelic "Ceara," meaning red. TheChars are widely distributed
in the Northern Hemisphere,andS. F ontinalis is one species of the
Salmonidae which has beenintroduced into Tasmania.
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The Value of PloverPlovers are typical representatives of the
order Chara
d r i f o r ~ e s , or Wading Birds. The two resident species
ofPlover in Tasmania are' the Spur.winged (Lobibyx nOValhollandial)
and the Blackbreasted (Zonifer tricolor). Thelatter is slightly
smaller than the former, and can be distinguished immediately by
the black band on the breast. Withinrecent years Plovers have
increased in a marked manner inTasmania. This is due to two causes.
First, they have beentotally protected by law, and i t is an
offence under the Animalsand Birds Protection Act to destroy
Plovers or take their eggs.Secondly, the agriculturalist has become
more aware of thebirds' economic worth, and affords the birds
protection.. Oneof the main characteristics of the plover is its
habit of feeding
