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SQUALID. 
The Small-spotted Dog-fish Scylliwm canicula. Cuw.) p20) Boe? 
edu anotted Dog-fish i Catulus.- Cur. } Blin’ E’es. 
The Porbeagle Lanna Cornubica. Cur. 
The Spinous Shark Echinorhynchus  spino- 
sus. Blainville. 
The Common Tope Galeus vulgaris.  Cuv. 
The Smooth Hound Mustelus Levis, 
The Picked Dog-fish Spinax acanthias. Cuv. ‘‘ Sea-dog.” 
The Greenland Shark Scymnus borealis. Flem. 
The Long-nosed Skate Raia chagrinea. ‘* Lang-nosed Din- 
Montagu. nan.” 
The Skate. » batis “Dinnan,” or 
<* Blunt-nosed. 
Dinnan. 
The Sharp-nosed Ray »» oxyrhyncha. “The Doctor.” 
Montagu. 
The Homelyn Ray », maculata. ,, ‘‘The Hel-pot.”’ 
This species is known by the dealers in our market by the name “‘ Leachie”’. 
The Thornback » clavata. Willughby. ‘* Thorny.” 
The Starry Ray » radiata. Don. 
By most British authors this is looked upon as rare in British waters. 
Such, however, is not the case ; it requires only to be looked for. No writers 
with whose works J am acquainted, with the exception of Dr, Parnell, have written 
from personal observation, consequently everything appeared rare which but 
seldom found its way into their study. At Aberdeen, this species is quite abun- 
dant, their time of appearance being from the beginning of May to the end of 
July. This season (1877) I have taken note of all brought to market, and from 
May 14 to July 31 one hundred and seven were seen, fourteen being the highest 
number seen in one day. 
PETROMYZIDA. 
The Lamprey Petromyzon marinus. 
Linn. 
The Lampren » jlwiatilis. Linn. ‘‘ Nine-e’ed Eel.” 
The Pride » branchialis. Linn. 
The Myxine Myzxine Glutinosa.Linn. 
Called by the fishermen heelacks. It may here be mentioned that they 
in reality mean eclacks, they, like Cockneys, always putting the h where 
it ought not to be, and omitting it where it should occur; thus, hook 
by them is pronounced “ ooke” or ‘‘ uoke,”’ air, ‘‘hair,” apples, ‘‘ hap- 
ples,” and so on. 
