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I. October 29th, 1889. [A supply of healthy average- 

 sized specimens of Lamellicloris h'dameUata was ob- 

 tained from the rocks at New Brighton. Mr. Moore, 

 the curator ; Mr. R. Paden, assistant ; and Woods, 

 the Aquarium attendant, were present. Notes were 

 taken by Professor Herdman.] 



A. Shanny Tank : — 



Doris* 1. — Seized when falling by a fish and taken at once 

 to dark corner. 



2. — Seized and at once rejected ; seized by ano- 

 ther fish and at once rejected ; seized by a 

 third and rejected, then allowed to lie on 

 bottom. 



3. — Seized and rejected by two fish in rapid suc- 

 cession, then seized by third and taken to 

 dark corner. 



4. — Seized and rejected by first fish, taken to dark 

 corner by second. 



5. — Seized and rejected by three fish in rapid suc- 

 cession, and then left. 



B. Flat Fish Tank :— 



Uoris 1. — Seized and rejected in rapid succession by a 

 turbot, a sole, another sole, and a plaice, 

 and then left lying on sand. 



C. Table Tank:— 



Doris 1. — Seized and rejected by a wrasse, tried again 

 by same and again rejected, then left. 

 2. — Seized and rejected by a Cottns and by a 

 dragonet in rapid succession and then left. 



* In the account of tliese experiments we shall use the old well-known 

 generic names Dori^ and Eolis instead of Ijumellidoris, Coryphella, &c. 



