of the Fuherij Board for Scotland. 495 



observed in four stomachs, Latiqu'Ops fanHala was found in one and 

 Bathijporeia sp. in four, while Gamniarus (?) locusfa, the only other 

 Amphipod identified, occurred in one. Only Crustaceans or Crustacean 

 remains were observed. The fishes in this sample measured from 44 to 

 74 centimetres in length. In the stomachs of two specimens forming 

 part of a sample sent from Annan in July, 1900, the food consisted 

 entirely of jNIysida; and Corophiuirt grosdpes, while in a sample collected 

 on November 28th, 1900, only two out of five contained matter that 

 could be even doubtfully recognised, and it consisted of the remains of 

 (?) Amphipods in the one and of Gfani/on sp. in the other ; these Gobies 

 ranged from 7| to Sf^r centimetres. Twelve specimens were sent from 

 Annan in January, 1901, but the stomachs of seven of them were empty 

 or contained matter that could not be identified ; while the food observed 

 in the other five consisted entirely of fragments of Amphipods, the genus 

 and species of which could not be made out. 



The stomachs of the Moray Firth specimens, collected in June, 1900, 

 contained numerous Amphipods and the remains of Mysida3. The two 

 Amphipods identified were Bathijporeia sp. and Coroiihium yrosdpes. 



The stomachs of fifteen specimens sent from the Firth of Forth 

 were those of fishes collected at Station III. on July 13th, 1901. 

 The constituents of the food in these stomachs exhibited rather 

 more variety than that of those previously referred to. Cope- 

 pods, consisting chieflj'' of Longipedia coronata, occurred in eight of 

 these stomachs ; Amphipods, comprising Mefopa, Havpnnia, and Dulicliia, 

 were present in four and Annelids in three ; Crustaceans representing the 

 cypris stage of Balanus were also observed in two of these stomachs, but 

 Echinoderm or fish remains were not obtained in any of them. 



The following Table contains a complete list of the various organisms 

 observed in the stomachs examined : — 



Specimens Found in Stomachs of Golmis minutus. 



Common Dragonet. Callionyiims hjra, L. 



Over fifty specimens of common Dragonets capturetl off Aberdeen in 

 July, 1900, were examined, and fully sixty per cent, of these were males. 

 Only the stomachs of eleven of these specimens contained matter that 

 could be identified, which consisted almost entirely of Mysida? ; Lenrotho'e 

 sp. was the only other organism observed. 



