nSHES OBSERVED IN PURBECK . 51 



the severe weather of the spring of this year. The 

 fishermen saj that the snow-water killed them, and at- 

 tribute to the same cause the present scarcity of prawns. 



The Green-streaked Wrasse. Lahrua Donovani. Yarr: 

 I. 815. 



I took two or three specimens during the summer in 

 Swanage bay, all of them about 2 J inches in length. 



The Comber Wrasse? Labrus Comber, Yarr: I. 328. 



In October last, I took a Wrasse answering in most re- 

 spects to the description of the Comber by Mr. Yarrell, 

 except that the ground colour was a bright olive green 

 instead of the usual red. On refering it to the Editor 

 of the Zoologist, he gave it as his opinion that it was a 

 young specimen of that species. I afterwards obtained 

 two more similar to the first, in Studland bay. They 

 were none of them above two inches in length. 



Since writing the above I have seen Mr. Yarrell, who 

 hardly thinks this fish to be the young of the Comber, 

 and cannot from my description refer it decidedly to 

 any of the species of Wrasse. 



The Gilt head. Crenilabrus melops. Yarr: I. 825. 

 Common in company with the Ballan Wrasse. 



The Corkwing. Crenilabrus Norwegicus. Yarr: I. 328. 

 Not rare in Swanage bay, but generally of small size. 



Jago's Goldsinny. Crenilabrus rupestj'is. (Selby.) Yarr: 

 I. 333. 

 In the fall of the year, hardly a morning passes without 

 my taking some of these fish in my prawn pots ; they 

 are generally from 3 to 5 J inches in length. They are 

 not seen during the summer in Swanage bay. Locally 

 named "Cook." 



n. Fishes having a bony skeleton, and soft-rayed fins. 

 C Ossei Malacopterygii. ) 



A. With ventral fins situate on the belly, without connection 

 with the bones of the shoulder. 



( Abdominales. J 



The Roach. Leuciscus rutilus.. Yarr: I. 899. 



Very fine in the Frome; Mr. Bartlett having taken them 

 8 lbs. in weight. 



