of ike Fislierji Board for Scotlaml. 

 The Food of Whitings — continued. 



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Crustacea. 



Other Things. 



Gheirocrates sp. 



MegamphopMs cornutus, Norman. 

 Microprotopus iiiaculatus, Norman. 

 Protomedeia fasciata, Kriiyer. 

 Didichia porrecta, Spexice Bate. 



,, falcata, Spence Bate. 



,, monocantha, Metzger. 

 Oijthere porcellanea, G. S. Brady. 



,, tubercidata, G. 0. Sars. 

 Cytheropteron humile, G. S. Brady and Norman. 

 Aderope mariw (Baird). 

 Philomedes interpunda (Baird). 

 Gunchcecia elegans, G. O. Sars. 

 Calanus Jinmarchicus (Gunner). 

 Pseudocalanus elongatus, Boeck. 

 Temora lonyicornis (O. F. Miiller). 

 Metridia hicens, Boeck. 

 (Jundacia pedinata, G. S. Brady. 

 Longipedia coronata, Claus. 

 Bmdya typim, Boeck. 

 Rohertsonia tenuis (Brady and Robertson). 

 Galigus spj. 



Balanus (cypris stage). 

 Megalops and other young forms of Crustacea. 



Saithe or Green Cod. Gadus rirens, L. 



The stomachs of four moderately large specimens, kindly handed over 

 to me by Dr. H. C. Williamson, were examined, and gave the following 

 results : — 



(1) The stomach of a Saithe, 90 centimetres (36 inches) in length, 

 contained one Haddock 28yLj centimetres (11 1 inches) long, one 

 Whiting 244 centim.etres (9| inches) long, two other round fishes 

 (1 Whitings) which measured about 20 and 26j\ centimetres (8 inches 

 and 10| inches) respectively, and the backbone of another round fish of 

 moderate size. 



(2) A Saithe, obtained in the Fish Market at Aberdeen, and which was 

 slightly larger than the last, had in its stomach a Long Rough Dab 18^ 

 centimetres (7^ inches) in length. 



(3) The stomach of another specimen from the Fish Market, and which 

 measured 88 centimetres in length, contained the remains of fishes, but 

 they were too much decomposed for identification. 



(4) The fourth specimen, which was a male, and was also obtained at 

 the Aberdeen Fish Market, appears to have been specially voracious ; 

 eight fishes were removed from its stomach, the dimensions of which were 

 as follows : — One Common Dab 18 centimetres (7i inches) in length, and 

 seven Whitings ; two of the Whitings measured each 25 cm. (lOin.) in 

 length, one measured 27 cm. (lOiin.), one 19 cm. (7iin.), one 14i cm. 

 (54in.), one 12 cm. (44in.), and one 11 cm. (4|in.)in length respectively. 



Lythe or Pollack. Gadtcs pollachiuSy L. 



A considerable number of Pollacks have been examined — about ninety- 

 two altogether — but the food contained in the stomachs of a number of them 



