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(so to speak) lost their way, had got out of the usual track 

 of migration, and had been left behind in the shallow and 

 unaccustomed waters of the North Sea. But it would 

 perhaps be more correct to look upon all our inshore speci- 

 mens (and practically all those of the above list) as being no 

 better than stragglers. A definite "track" of migration, 

 which they doubtless have in their own deep-water habitat, is 

 apparently lost when they come into the inshore waters ; at 



Jan. Feb Mar Apr. May June July Aug Sept Oct. Nov Dec. Jan. 



FlG. 2. Seasonal Distribution of the King-fish. (The dotted line, to which the 

 curve is drawn as an approximation, is based on the British Records in 

 general ; the Aberdeen Records are represented by small crosses.) 



any rate, we cannot trace, by means of such records as we 

 possess, any steady trend of movement as we have been 

 able to some extent to do in the case of Chimsera, and as 

 we shall find it still easier to do directly, when we come 

 to the case of Orthagoriscus. 



In Norway, according to Grieg, this fish is, as with us, 

 a summer fish ; it is not at all uncommon, especially about 

 Aalesund, and a year seldom passes without one or more 

 specimens being obtained. Three examples, mentioned by 

 Mr Grieg, occurred in June, July, and August. A Swedish 



