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dredged in the Firth on the 28th of September 1860, and describes 

 them as new to the fauna of the Firth. 



There are, to my knowledge, no other records for this species 

 in the area under consideration. Messrs. M'Intosh and Masterman, 

 however, procured the eggs of this species in St. Andrews Bay in 

 May and July 1890 ("British Marine Food Fishes," p. 396, 1897). 



THYMALLUS VULGARIS, Nilsson. 

 EVANS, "Ann. Scot. Nat. Hist.," 1892, p 271. 



Mr. William Evans (Lc) tells us that the Grayling was introduced 

 into Cobbinshaw Loch about fifteen years prior to 1892. 



LEUCISCUS VULGARIS (Linntzus}. 

 EVANS, "Ann. Scot. Nat. Hist.," 1892, p. 270. 



Mr. Evans (/.<:.) records the introduction of the Dace into 

 Linlithgow Loch in 1883, and describes them as being abundant 

 there in 1892. 



TINCA VULGARIS, Cuvier. 



DAY, "British and Irish Fishes," vol. ii. p. 191 (1883). 



Dr. Day (I.e.} informs us that "a few are found near Edinburgh." 

 My friend Mr. William Evans tells me that the ponds in Gosford 

 Park, East Lothian, hold Tench. 



ENGRAULIS ENCRASICHOLUS (Linn<zus\ 

 FULTON, "Rep. Fish. Board Scot.," 1889, part iii. p. 351 (1890). 



In winter of 1889-90 Anchovies were captured at several 

 localities on the Scottish coasts. The data obtained through the 

 inquiries instituted by the Fishery Board enabled Dr. Wemyss 

 Fulton to record (I.e.] the following information relating to the Firth 

 of Forth : 



One crew of Anstruther herring-fishermen were certain that they 

 had caught some Anchovies among herrings in the Firth (off the 

 Fifeshire coast) at the end of December 1889 '> an d one, five inches 

 in length, was detected by the Fishery Officer among herrings landed 

 at Dunbar on the 22nd of January 1890. 



NEROPHIS LUMBRICIFORMIS ( Yarrelt). 

 EAGLE CLARKE, "Ann. Scot. Nat. Hist.," 1895, P- 2 7- 



A specimen of the Worm Pipe-fish, captured by me under a 

 stone, between tide -marks, at North Berwick on the 2oth of 

 August 1894, appears to be the only example of the species 

 recorded for the Forth fauna. 



