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little doubt that this supposed flying-fish was a specimen of the 

 Sapphirine Gurnard a species remarkable for the size of its 

 pectoral fins. 



TRACHINUS DRACO, Linnaus. 

 EAGLE CLARKE, "Ann. Scot. Nat. Hist.," 1900, p. 10. 



Additional Records. The following specimens of the Greater 

 Weever were captured by the " Garland " : 



9, 10 inches, Station i, i2th February 1888 ("Rep. Fish. 



Board Scot.," 1888, part iii. p. 212). 

 One, 12 inches, Station 6, 2gth August 1895 (P- & l8 95> P art in ''> 



P- 43)- 



Professor M'Intosh, in his "Resources of the Sea," Table XII., 

 indicates that ten examples were taken by the " Garland," 1886-1895 : 

 three in February 1889 ; six in March 1889; one in August 1889. 



TRACHINUS VIPERA, Cuv. and VaL 



PARNELL, pp. 172-174. "Very seldom seen in the Firth of Forth." 

 Four occurrences are mentioned, three for Musselburgh and 

 one for Queensferry (p. 173). 



The Lesser Weever is not at the present time to be regarded 

 as an uncommon species in the Firth. The fish mien at North 

 Berwick inform me that they frequently capture it when netting for 

 Sand-Launces in June. 



The late Mr. Gray describes it as common in shallow water over 

 the Tyne sands ("Zoologist," 1849, p. 2519); and other specimens 

 have since, to my knowledge, been captured near D unbar. The 

 Marine Zoology Committee of the Royal Physical Society record its 

 abundance in the season of 1860 in spots where much ulvee and 

 enteromorpha grew. 



On 1 8th October 1890, a young specimen, 15 mm., was taken 

 by the " Garland," at Station i ("Rep. Fish. Board Scot.," 1890, 

 part iii. p. 337). 



ORCYNUS THYNNUS (Linnaus). 

 EAGLE CLARKE, "Ann. Scot. Nat. Hist.," 1900, p. 10. 



The following are additional records of the occurrence of the 

 Tunny : 



One, 9 feet, 'captured near Queensferry in October 1868 



(Walker, "Scot. Nat.," vol. ii. p. 195). 

 One, weighing 5 cwt., Firth of Forth, November 1868 (Day, 



"Brit. Fishes," vol. i. p. 97). 



