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but would have to be done upon a much more extensive 

 scale if reasonable expectation of success is to follow, and 

 some systematic plan be followed universally. 



Much has been done, but much more remains to be 

 undertaken, and it must be by combined and widespread 

 endeavour, to be successful. 1 



In reference to the date mentioned in the text above, 

 viz. the loth March, it is interesting to note that " G. L." 

 in "The Field" (of May 25, 1907, pp. 863-4), gives details 

 of the migration of the birds as observed by him in Jutland, 

 distinguishing the area there of the principal movements 

 between the 7th March and the I4th, and again other later 

 flights. It appears to the present writer that these Jutland 

 notes have direct bearing upon the subject of this paper. 



THE BLACK SEA-BREAM (CANTHARUS CAN- 

 THARUS (L.) = CANTHARUS LINEATUS 

 (MONT.) ), IN THE FIRTH OF FORTH. 



By WILLIAM EVANS, F.R.S.E. 



ON I 3th April last (1907) a strange fish was captured in 

 the salmon-nets at the Aberlady end of Gosford Bay on the 

 south side of the Firth of Forth. It was taken to my friend 



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Mr. James Lamb, Aberlady, who at once sent me word, 

 enclosing a rough drawing of the fish, and asking what I 



o o o o 



thought it would be. The sketch clearly indicated a Sea- 

 Bream of some kind ; and as the members of that group 

 are all uncommon in the Firth, I asked Mr. Lamb to send 

 me the fish for examination, which he most kindly did. On 

 its arrival I was pleased to see that it was a Bream, and a 

 closer examination of its characters left no doubt that it was 

 a fine example of the Cantharus lineatus of Montagu, known 

 on the English coasts as the " Black Sea-Bream " or " Old 

 Wife." The total length of the fish was about 1 7^- ins., and 



1 But the foundations have been laid down, and the first endeavour ought to 

 be to collate all previous data and result, then start afresh. 



