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the Granton Marine Station) four miles south-east 

 from Davaar Island, off Campbeltown, Pennatula 

 phosphorea, Lin., was brought up in great abundance 

 from the muddy bottom. The dredgings of this 

 yacht in the Firth of Clyde have been extensive ; 

 but this is the only place, over the whole area, 

 where this species was met with. 



Virgularia mirabilis, Lam., is less restricted in its 

 distribution in the Clyde. It has been taken in the 

 Gareloch by the late Mr. James Smith of Jordanhill ; 

 I have occasionally obtained it in Row Bay ; and it 

 has been dredged by the Medusa in Loch Panza, 

 and in Loch Striven, off Inveruga, in 30 fathoms, 

 bottom soft mud. As is usually the case, nearly all 

 the specimens that came up were folded across the 

 blade of the dredge^ and those contained in the 

 dredge itself were very few in number and of small 

 size. This confirms the recorded statement that one 

 portion of the animal is inserted in the mud and 

 the other portion extended above it, but how much 

 is kept above or below cannot be easily ascertained. 

 Although they were brought up mostly folded over 

 the lip of the dredge, yet it would be difficult to 

 determine with certainty whether the dredge had 

 been working on the surface of the mud or at some 

 depth beneath, or whether the dredge may not have 

 slipped so far over the animals before they were 

 caught by the blade. 



Pavonaria quadrangular is, Pall., has not, so far as I 

 can learn, been taken in the Firth of Clyde, but has 

 on various occasions been obtained in the neighbour- 

 hood of Oban. This year, during the month of 

 March, large numbers of them were dredged by the 

 Medusa off Lismore Lighthouse, in 10 to 12 fathoms, 

 mud ; and off Kerrara, on the opposite side. 



The Pike, Esox lucius, Lin. 



[Head 16th August, 1887.] 



This fish has long held a prominent reputation for 

 its gastronomic capacity. It is said that its appetite 



