The Dragottet."] OF ORKNEY. 229 



ADDENDA. 



The Gemtneous Dragonet. 



Lin. Sys. 433. Brit. Zool. 130. Illus. pi. 30. 



I FOUND a specimen of this fish entangled among the sea- 

 ware, and which is the only one I ever saw. It was about 

 six inches long, the head large, and flat ; the body conical. 

 The breast fins large, as are the ventral. But Avhat struck me, 

 Avas the first back-fin, the first ray of which is so long as to 

 reach the tail, and is sufficient to distinguish it from all the 

 Orkney fishes. 



The Gray Gurnard. 

 Lin. Sys. 497. Brit. Zoot. Q.31. Illm.pl. 38. 



The Gurnard is caught by shipping as they approach 

 these isles, and all round them, by hanging a hook and bait- 

 ed line over the stern in a brisk breeze, at which this fish 

 (which is a very quick swimmer), bites, and is caught for the 

 firmness of its fish. When they are hauled on board, they 

 make a sort of croaking plaintive noise, something like an 

 angry person growling to himself, and this for some time. 



