176 LIST OF THE FISHES OF BERWICKSHIRE. 



prodigious height. It is supposed to have followed the East India 

 fleet to Edinburgh Firth, and to have directed its course south- 

 wards, in forward and eager pursuit, after the salmon." Nat. Hist, 

 of North, i. p. 378. 



78. SQUALUS GALEUS, Linn. Galeus vulgaris, Flem. Tope, Penn. 



The Common Tope, Yarr. Occasionally taken in the bay from 

 five to six feet in length. 



79. SQUALUS MUSTELUS, Linn. Mustelus laevis, Flem. Smooth 



Hound, Penn. Not uncommon. 



80. SQUALUS ACANTHI AS, Linn. Spinax acanthias, Flem. The Picked 



Dog-fish, Yarr. Dog-fish, Prov. Very common. The young 

 are spotted with white along the back.* 



81. RAIA BATIS, Linn. The Skate. Common. 



82. RAIA OXYRHYNCHUS, Mont. The Sharp-nosed Ray, Yarr. Not 



uncommon, and attains a very large size. I have measured one 

 which was seven feet nine inches in length, and eight feet three 

 inches in breadth. 



83. RAIA CLAVATA, Linn. Thorn-Back. Common. 



84. RAIA RADIATA, Don. The Starry Ray, Yarr. Not rare. 



85. PETROMYZON MARINUS, Linn. Sea-Lamprey, Penn. The Nine- 



eyed Eel, Prov. Not uncommon. 



86. PETROMYZON FLUVIATILIS, Linn. Lesser Lamprey, Penn. The 



Lampern or River Lamprey, Yarr. I have seen two or three 

 specimens which were taken in the Tweed. 



87. PETROMYZON PLANERI, Cvv. The Fringed-lipped Lampern, Yarr. 



" I am indebted to the kindness of Sir William Jardine for two 

 specimens of the young of this species, which were sent from the 

 Tweed." Yarrell. I have been told that it is not uncommon in 

 the Tweed at Melrose. 



88. MYXINE GLUTINOSA, Linn. Glutinous Hag, Penn. Not uncom- 



mon. 



An Account of some Additions to the Flora of Berwickshire) by 

 C. C. Babington, Esq. 



(In a letter addressed to Dr Johnston.) 



ST JOHN'S COLL. CAMBRIDGE, 

 Nov. 21. 1838. 



DEAR SIR According to your request, I now propose giving a short 

 notice, for the Berwickshire Club, of the more interesting plants which 



* I have been told by a fisherman^that he has seen an Angel-fish (Squatina ange- 

 lus, Cuv.) which was taken in our bay many years ago. 



