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herring about an iuch long was taken in No. 12, and herring larvse 

 were abundant in the last haul, No. 14. As a considerable propor- 

 tion of the ova showed only a small blastodisc, it is evident that 

 they must have been emitted not far from where they were taken, 

 viz. on Winterton shoal. 



The bulk of material taken in each haul was considerable (with 

 the exception of No. 2), but consisted mostly of the commoner 

 species of Calanidae. The other contents were as follows : 



Appendicularia. Not abundant, in 3, 4, 6, and 8. 



Sagitta. All the gatherings ; most abundant in 1, 5, 10. 



Larvae of Pagurus. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and very abundant in 5 and 13. 



Gumacea. A few specimens in each gathering. I am not able 

 to determine these with certainty before going to press for want of 

 Sars' works, but they appear to be Eudorella truncatula. 



Mysidse. No. 14 consisted chiefly of Ewphausia. 



Proto ventricosa, O. F. M. Isolated specimens occurred in the 

 first six gatherings. 



Evadne Nordmanni. A few in 5 and 9. 



Tomopteris. A single specimen in 4 and in 13. 



Cyphonautes. In 1, 3, and 5. Not numerous. 



Bipinnaria. A few in 9 and 11. 



Ctenophora. Several Cydippidae too much damaged for recogni- 

 tion in 4, and a single Pleurohrachia in 8. 



Medusae. Several damaged beyond recognition in 4. 



Coscinodiscus concinnus. All the gatherings ; particularly abun- 

 dant in 11. 



The Copepods consisted chiefly of Calanidse, the species repre- 

 sented being — 



Cetochilus septentrionalis, Goodsir. 



Olausia elongata, Boeck. 



Paracalanus parvus, Clans. 



Temora longicornis, Miiller. 



Temora velox, Lljb. 



Centropages hamatus, Lljb. 



Centropages typicus, Kroyer. 



Dias longiremis, Lljb. 



Cyclopid^. 



Cyclopina littoralis, Brady. A few specimens were taken in 

 most of the gatherings, but a very large proportion of the Copepoda 

 in No. 9 consisted of this species, which, according to Brady, is 

 rarely taken in large numbers. 



Oithona spinijroiis, Boeck. 



