
THE SEA FISHERIES OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. 41 
Specimens taken at Wood’s Holl, in July, often contained sand-crabs, 
Platyonichus ocellatus ; and very frequently squids, Loligo Pealit. 
_ August 8.—Nearly every one of ten specimens opened contained six 
scup (Stenotomus argyrops); one had a herring (Clupea elongata). 
August 11.—Twenty specimens contained on an average about five 
' scup each. Some were empty, while others had as many as nine. One 
or two squid were found. 
. August 12.—Twenty-five specimens examined contained on an average 
about four scup each; a few shiners, butterfish (Poronotus Cincom) 
and squid were also found. 
August 14.—Twenty specimens opened; of these one or two were 
empty, and the remainder had on an average about three scup each, 
without other kinds of food. 
August 15.—Of fifteen squeteague examined, three had empty stom- 
achs, and the remainder were more or less fall of seep; a butterfish 
was found in one stomach.. 
August 16.—Out of ten specimens examined two were empty, and 
eight had a total of twenty-five scup. 
August 19.—Ten squeteague opened contained a total of thirty-nine 
scup and six butterfish. One had nine scup in his stomach. 
August 21.—Of forty specimens. opened nearly all had more or less 
scup, with a few butterfish and squid. 
September 2.—One squeteague had six butterfish; another a seup, 
with eel-grass (Zostera); another eel-grass only. 
September 6.--One specimen contained three butterfish, two scup, 
and two dotted scad (Decapterus punctatus). 
September 15.—One specimen contained a sand-crab and a bluefish 
(Pomatomus saltatriz). 
September 18.—Ten stomachs opened contained three specimens of 
Tracurops crumenopthalmus, three butterfish, three scup, and one squid. 
September 26.—One stomach contained three butterfish, one herring, 
one eel (Anguilia Bostoniensis), and three pisquetos (Paratractus ?). 
Menticirrus nebulosrus Gill. Kingfish. 
Four specimens taken in seines at Great Egg Us , April, 1871, 
contained only shrimp, Crangon vulgaris. 
Others taken at Wood’s Holl, May 29, were filled with Crangon vul- 
garis. 
Specimens taken in July contained rock-crabs, Cancer irroratus ; 
and squids, Loligo Pealii. 
Stenotomus argyrops Gill. Seup; Porgee. 
Forty young specimens, one year old, taken at Wood’s Holl in August, 
contained large numbers of Amphipod Crustacea, among which were 
Unciolairrorata, Ampelisca, sp., &c.; several small mud-crabs, Panopeus 
_ depressus ; Idotea irrorata ; Nereis virens, and numerous-other Annelids 
_ of several species, too much digested for identification. 
