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Part ITI— Twenty-fourth Annual Report 
‘These masses of eggs may be found attached to rocks, &c., about low 
water mark. 
In the following Table I give the measurements and other particulars 
of 69 lumpsuckers taken from a salmon stake-net in the Bay of Nigg in 
spring a few years ago, between 2nd May and 24th July. 
Date. 
May 2 
” 3 
ere 
” 
” 
cy) a, 
” = 
” 8 
it 10 
9 = 
50,22 
oe 
” 4 
se LS 
” = 
nvm (3) 
” PS 
5s aT 
” 77 
mosap begl fo) 
+3 
3:9 
bi) 
aang 
Pe 0 
”° 
0.42 
” a 
”? "S, 
” ez 
June 7 
fy 1S 
” 11 
» 18 
July 3 
” 7, 
>” a 
fe aic kl 
” "i 
oe) 
2) ee 
soe 
Average, — 
| FEMALES. MALES. 
i} ) | : 
| Length. | Weight Reo Length. | Weight. Gees 
| 
Inches. | Lbs. oz. Inches, | Lbs. oz. 
18 henet. Bo Ripe 10 [igh pg Ripe 
ie eo 4d 6 al a a es is 
18 | 8 14 |Nearly spent 144 | 3 63 as 
144 5 6 Ripe 12 | 2 5 5 
17¢ 7 9? |:Nearly spent 114 2 03 re 
18t | 10 73 ~ 12 2 48 “ 
17 | 6 143 Spawning 113 Ppecoicel - 
172 poem: Spent 9 sas ADE aE 
16 od: Spawning ak “bbidan a 
17 GG - 12 2 94 |Nearly spent 
16 5 144 is bt gay Wig ite 
15 6 152 Ripe lls Bi 8 Ripe 
143 haps} Spent 10; | 1 7% | Nearly ripe 
Ae oe Nir Pi 134 BOE Ripe 
i ne LOGS Bay stg » 
i So tote Spee: 7Z ... 113 | Nearly ripe 
19 ye Spawning : ; Sb ae 
142 BG . 
18k - 988 “6 
144 6 124 “s 
154 5 103 Ripe 
144 4 a Spent 
14 3 124 |Nearly spent 
17 Oy Ripe 
154 aye Spent 
ts ee y 
144 5 13} Ripe ae 
18 S 12 z set yg PoE 
15 6 143 ey . tty Wank eck ty 
15 67 *2 Spawning 114 2 34 Ripe 
oe she aes as 12 | see 4 3 
143 5 142 Ripe 13 | 2 133 |Nearly spent 
164 6 44 Spent OF | a ele Ripe 
174 10 12 Ripe Sas [ere Mier me 
144) oi! 67. [04 ie Aare tite Para ri 
164 Quy 2 gf 15 | eG Ripe 
16 7 O% |Nearly spent 83 |... 10% | Nearly ripe 
14 oar t< %4 a3 ae 
14$ 4° 12 is be fies ate 
16 BY oct Spent Le. 
144 5 94 |Nearly spent ait tcl pegs at 
eee ay | A LUZ 44 (gal lot Immature 
ll | 2 223 |QuiteIm’ture Uh ee ere eal a9 
cae pane sc “itt 104 1 To é¢ 
92 deel | ” 
11 1 114 i 
Ihe ss a ei : 
11 1 13 A 
10 tyes oz 5 
10 | 1 2% f 
10? 2 4 sa 
15°8 6G iM 1 14 
