496 Fart III. — Tirenlieth Anmial lieport 



The stomachs of five specimeus from the Moray Firth contained a 

 variety of organisms comprising Mollusca, Crustacea, Annelid and Star- 

 fish remains. The stomach of one specimen ISy^ cm. in length con- 

 tained the remains of two Anapagurus liijndmamii and an Ampelisca sp. ; 

 one 13f cm. in length contained fragments of lamellibranch shells 

 (TeUiiia sp.), young Cranrjon sp., Cheirocrates intei'medius, Erichflionius 

 sp., LGmiqiedia coronata, and the remains of Annelids and brittle Star- 

 fishes ; while the others contained the remains of lamellibranch shells and 

 AmpeUsra sp. 



Seventeen specimens from the Clyde, collected, on October 4th, 1901, 

 had ail Avithout exception been feeding more or less on small Mollusca, 

 chiefly lamellibranchs ; Crustaceans were also well represented, their 

 remains being found in fourteen of the stomachs examined ; fragments of 

 brittle Starfishes were not uncommon, and one stomach contained frag- 

 ments of a young Amphidohis sp. The shell-fish included a Nafira 

 olderi and a fragment of a Twrriiella (each with a small Hermit Crab 

 enclosed), a young Peden van'us, young Solen, Montacida hidenfcda, and 

 young Saxkava rugosa. The length of these Clyde Dragonets ranged 

 from 13^ to 19 centimetres. There was no appreciable diff"erence in the 

 food observed in the smaller specimens from that contained in the 

 stomachs of the larger. 



The names of the various organisms observed in the stomachs of these 

 Dragonets ai-e given in the Table annexed. 



Spotted Dragonet. Callwm/mus 7nandafii^ (Bonap.). 



The number of Spotted Dragonets examined was twenty-eight ; they 

 included two from Annan (Solway Firth), collected on April 30th, 1900 ; 

 six collected about fifty miles to the eastward of Fair Island on October 

 19th, 1900 ; and twenty from the Clyde, collected on October 4th, 1901. 



The two specimens from Annan measured lOy^^ cm. and 12| cm. 

 respectively ; in one of these stomachs there was nothing that could be 

 identified, and the only thing observed in the other was a single specimen 

 of Acartia sp. 



The stomachs of all the six specimens from the eastward of Fair 

 Island contained matter that could be identified. Diastylis sp. was 

 observed in one and Astacilla sp. in two stomachs ; Amphipods com- 

 prising Ascidostornaohesum, Harpinia sp., Mefopella 7ia>^ida, Gammarcqms 

 sp., and Dulichia sp. were observed in five, Copepoda were observed in 

 one, and Ostracoda in two. The remains of Annelids were observed in 



