q/ the Fishery Board for Scotland. 529 



two stomachs), and Dendronotus sp. (once). Tomopteris (one of the 

 Annelida) was obtained in three stomachs, and in one of them a con- 

 siderable number of this curious species was found, the tube of a species of 

 Pedinaria was also noticed. The Crustacea comprised the following 

 amongst other species : — Crangon allmanni, which was obtained in six 

 stomachs, and a young Portuniis in one ; Ampelisca macrocephala occurred 

 in one, and Stenothoii marina in six. Proto pedata was observed in five 

 stomachs, many specimens being found in one or two of them ; DuUchia 

 sp. and a few other Amphipods which could not be satisfactorily 

 determined were also observed. The only Copepod noticed was Longi- 

 pedia coronata, and it occurred irr only one of the stomachs examined. 

 In only one stomach were the remains of Stai'fishes observed. All the 

 stomachs contained food, and the names of the organisms observed in 

 them are given in the annexed Table : — 



Species Observed in Stomachs of Hebridean Smelt. 



Herring. Clupea harengus, L. 



The stomachs of two hundred and fifty-seven Herrings have been 

 examined ; they are from the following places : — A sample from Annan, 

 collected on July 30th, 1900, and one from Ballantrae, Firth of Clyde, 

 collected on March 15th, 1901 ; a sanaple of twenty-three from the Firth 

 of Forth, collected in May, 1901 ; another of fifteen from the Bay of 

 Nigg, collected on June 19th, 1900, and of sixty from Aberdeen Bay (six 

 being collected on August 14th, five on November 9th, and thirty-one on 

 December 17th, 1900, and eighteen on June 6th, 1901). There was also 

 a sample of Herrings collected off Collieston on July 5th, 1901, but with 

 the exception of the specimens from the Clyde all chose examined were 

 of small size. 



The sample from Annan, collected in July, measured from 6 to 9^ 

 centimetres in length ; all their stomachs contained Schizopods, which 

 appeared to belong chiefly to one species, Neomysis vulgaris ; the only 

 other organisms noticed were one or two specimens of Macropsis slahberi, 

 which occurred in the stomach of one of the smallest Herrings. Some 

 Copepods were obtained in a few of the stomachs, but the only species 

 identified was Edinosoma atJaniicum. A small Mytilns was also 

 observed. 



In the stomach of a Herring from Annan, collected in May, 1900, and 

 measuring about 10-^ centimetres in length, numerous Copepods were 

 observed, all belonging to Eurytemora velo.c ; there were also fragments 

 of Mysidoi and a small Amphipod. 



The specimens from Ballantrae were collected by Mr. Dannevig, who 

 kindly permitted me to examine them ; they ranged from 21^ to 30^ 

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