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pacticid, especially the species Jonesiella hyeane. It is 
curious that this animal which must be very abundant in 
the sand at the bottom in some parts of our district, and 
which is clearly from our investigations of so much 
importance as a food matter for the young fishes was not 
known at all even to naturalists until we captured some 
specimens in the bottom tow-net in April 1889, when 
_ dredging from the steamer ‘‘ Hyena’ in Port Erin Bay. 
In the following list we give the locality, date, number 
of specimens examined, limits of size in inches, and finally 
the contents of the stomachs. ‘The numerals before the 
food matters indicate the number of stomachs containing 
the respective substances. The Map of the district 
(see Plate) shows the positions of the stations and other 
localities mentioned. 
Young Plaice (Plewronectes platessa). 
| 5 Crangon, 3 Gammarus 
5 a A Gea 3 Copepoda, 1 Ostracoda 
R. Dee. Feb. 15 | 39 fish, | 17-22 inch. 1 Bivalve shells, 4 An. 
tiss., 22 Empty. 
Burbo Bank. Feb. 17 | 28 ,, 2-27 ,, 28 Empty. 
ie ts 98 1 Crustacea, 1 Annelida, 
Morecambe. Feb. 28; 10 ,, 1g—22 ,, 8 Empty. 
4 Crustacea, 1 Ostracoda 
2 Annelida, 1 Bivalve 
North Banks. | Feb. 24] 31 ,, 1g-23 ,, sheila Ane! tsa M6 
Empty. 
Formby Ch, Mar6s |sLOns, 2-22 ,, 10 Empty. 
Blackpool. ING Al || Boe 1Z-27 ,, 3 An. tiss. 
Morecambe. May17/ 5 ,, 2—22 ,, 5 Copepoda, 3 Cumacea. 
Station 4 dnire (a || writs 1¢-1?' ,, Rohe id 
do. dos Bie ins 23-22 ,, 2 Corophium, 1 Empty. 
3 Gammarus, 1 Carcinus 
Morecambe. | June7]14 ,, |1g-22 ,, 2 Pseudocuma, 6 Cope- 
| poda, 2 Annelida, 2 
Empty. 
