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fuls of these brought home have been examined by Miss 

 L. K. Thornely who finds in them 18 species of Polyzoa, 

 of which 3 {Cellar ia fistulosa, Cellepora avicularis and 

 Bowerhanhia ptcstulosa) have not been previously recorded 

 from Hilbre ; and 22 species of Zoophytes of which 8 are 

 new to the locahty. 



The Shrimp Enquiry. 



The collection of statistics in regard to the life-history 

 and habits of the common shrimp {Crangon vulgaris) in 

 this neighbourhood has been continued for a second year. 

 The circulars asking a few simple questions such as a 

 shrimper could readily answer were taken charge of at the 

 five fishing centres by the same gentlemen who kindly 

 helped me in the matter last year, viz., Mr. T. Comber, 

 F.L.S., and Mr. Comber, Junr. (Parkgate), Mr. K. L. 

 Ascroft (Lytham), Mr. A. Leicester and Dr. Chaster 

 (Southport), Mr. A. G. Haywood (Crosby), and Mr. Henry 

 Isaacs (Hoylake) ; and most of the circulars have been 

 returned to me, duly filled up, with regularity throughout 

 the twelve months. I wish to express my acknowledg- 

 ments to all those friends for their hearty co-operation. 

 I knovv^ a few of them have had some difticulty and 

 trouble in collecting the information — for example, one of 

 my correspondents writes to me that he could not get 

 continued replies to the enquiries "because a tory 

 canvasser spread the report that I had a political purpose 

 in view." 



The questions asked for each month were : — "(1) Have 

 shrimps been plentiful this month ; what was the average 

 catch per boat ? (2) Were they of large size ? (3) Were 

 any young or immature ones seen ? (4) Had any of them 

 eggs ? (5) In what locality were they caught ? (6) In 

 what depth of water, and on what bottom ? (7) What 



