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The weight of the two fish in the small trap was 1 Ib. G ozs., length 13i ins., and 15 

 ozs., length 13 J ins., respectively. The weight of the nine fish was !) ]l>s. 5 ozs. The 

 largest one, a female, weighed 1 11). 1:2 ozs., and was 1 5 \ ins. in length. Six were females, 

 and three males. Black-backed gulls, snowy petrels, a uelly and paddies were seen. 



June 5tli. The catch in the dredge was a poor one to-day. The contents were a 

 small fish, pycnogons, a few star-fishes, one echinoid, some fragments of sponges and a 

 sea-anemone, the last a new species. The usual cpizoa on sea-weed. The trap yielded a 

 solitary sun-star. On the surface of the dredge and trap holes numerous examples of 

 Dultohun were caught, most of them in chains of from four to twelve, more or less. 

 Found two crustaceans inside two of them, one of which however escaped. Careful 

 drawings and paintings have been made of these animals. Mr Bruce and I saw a 

 Weddell seal near Ailsa Craig. Snowv petrels, paddies and a black-backed gull were seen. 



June (it/t. The dredge was not much better than yesterday. It contained a fish, 

 some small pycuogons and a large red one, a worm tube, a large nemertean (not seen 

 for some time past), two sun-stars, fragments of a holothurian and the usual animals on 

 M-a-weed. .Some examples of Euphausia were caught on the surface of the dredge-hole. 

 Whilst killing the anemone caught yesterday, several young came out from under the 

 bell or from the mouth. Snowy petrels, paddies and a nelly were seen. 



June 8th. Very poor haul in the dredge to-day ; one isopod, a few pycnogous, 

 a small star-fish on a stone, and the usual animals on sea-weed. Two fish, a large 

 cteiiophore, 5^ ins. x 3 ins. (>. Beroe), which unfortunately broke up whilst being fixed 

 in 2|- % formalin, and numerous amphipods were in the trap. The small trap in the 

 dredge-hole contained two big sun-stars. Pirie caught plenty of Euphausia on the 

 surface of the dredge-hole. The fish caught were both females, of which the larger one 

 weighed 1 Ibs. 10 ozs., and measured 15|- ins. in length; it was preserved for its 

 ovary. Probably the spawning season is just ended. The other weighed 9 ozs., and 

 measured 10^- ins. Snowy petrels and sheathbills seen both yesterday and to-day. 

 A flight of shags was noticed this morning whilst we were at the trap. 



June 'Jth. No dredging. Hauled trap up, and got one star-fish and one buckie, 

 then lowered coarse tow-net from surface to 20 fathoms five times. The small trap in 

 the dredge-hole caught some sun-stars and two buckies. No birds seen except one 

 sheathbill. It has been misty and overcast all day. 



June 10th. First haul of the dredge brought up a large sponge. Second haul a 

 few pycnogous, polychaetes and several star-fishes, one of which had encircled a 

 lamellibranch which it was eating, and two or three pieces of sea-weed, amongst which 

 were numerous small crustaceans and fragments of sponges. Again rather misty and no 

 birds seen. 



June l\th. A large holothurian was the conspicuous item of the catch in the dredge 

 to-day, and a painting was made of it. There were also a few pycnogons, some small 

 crustaceans, a polychaete, three star-fishes, an ophiuroid and small larnellibraiichs on sea- 

 weed. Nothing in the large trap. Kn^lnniftia common in the new hole dug to-day for 



