MUSEUMS. 



17 



Collection of Shells from La Corbiere, Jersey (1. G. 97. 2) ; presented by 

 Mr. Alfred C. Kelling. 



Cuttle Fish (Eledone cirrhosus) from Egremont (29. 4. 97. 1) ; presented by 

 Mr. J. Baker. 



Flying Squid (Ommastrephes sagittatus), caught off Douglas Head ; taken 

 from the Store Room, with no reference number and now referred to Register 

 of this year (19. 5. 97. 2). 



Specimens of Pecten opercularis, Littorina littorea, L. ohtusata, Lamellaria 

 perspicua, Aplasia punctata and Lamellidoris proxima (30. 12. 96. 27-32) ; 

 collected at Port Erin, Isle of Man (omitted from last Report). 



CHORDATES. 



Fishes. 



Six Electric Cat-fish (Malapterurus electricus) (one 2ft. lin. in length and 

 weighing 9 lbs.) from Boma River and Rio del Rey (1. 1. 97. 1) (20. 8. 97. 8) 

 (7.12.97. 32); four Mud-fish (Procerus annectens) (27. 4. 97. 13) (15.5.97.1); 

 Twenty Walking-fish (Periophthalmus koelreuteri) from Rio del Rey (27. 4. 97. 3) 

 (7. 12. 97. 33) (20. 8. 97. 6) ; Cat-fish (Auchenaspis biscutatus) (20. 8. 97. 17) ; 

 two Young Cat-fish (Glorias sp.) (20. 8. 97. 16) (27. 4. 97. 1); three other 

 Fishes (gen. et sp. indet.) (27. 4. 97. 10) (7. 12. 97. 34) ; presented by 

 Mr. A. Ridyard. 



Twenty-one Walking-fish (Periophthalmus kodreuteri), from Rio del Key, 

 W. Africa (7. 12. 97. 3); presented by Mr. Forman per Mr. A. Ridyard. 

 (Seven transferred to the Zoological Gardens, London, December, 1897). 



Three Young Fishes (Hemirhamphus calabaricus), from Ukaka, Eloby, 

 West Africa (7. 12. 97. 39) ; presented by Mr. W. G. Stokes per Mr. A. Ridyard. 



A collection of Deep-sea Fishes: — Stomias boa; Alepocephalus rostratus ; 

 Pomatomus telescopiwm ; and four Scopelus benoiti from the Mediterranean 

 (14. 1. 97. 1-7) ; purchased. 



Lump-sucker (Cyclopterus lumpus), from Garston (3. 4. 97. 1); purchased. 



Trout with arrested development of the upper jaw, from the River Alyn, 

 North Wales (19. 4. 97. 1) ; presented by Mr. H. Davies, Wrexham. 



Stages in the development of the Loch Leven Trout (5. 5. 97. 2) ; two 

 North American Cat-fish (Amiurus sp.) (18. 5. 97. 1) (7. 6. 97. 1); two young 

 Eels from Rainford (26. 5. 97. 1) (27. 5. 97. 1) ; Stone Loach (Nemacheilus 

 barbatula) (29. 5. 97. 1); Nine-spined Stickleback (Gasterosteus pungitius), 

 diseased (24. 7. 97. 1) ; two Greater Sand-eels (Ammodytes lanceolatus) from 

 the Estuary of the Dee, Cheshire (19. 8. 97. 1) ; young Conger Eel (20. 8. 97. 

 1) ; several young Rainbow Trout (Salmo i?-ideus), affected with a ciliated 

 Infusorian (2. 9. 97. 1) (3. 9. 97. 1); two Short-spined Cottuses (Cottvs 



