of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



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All these males would also in all probability spawn at the next season. 



On the 27th December some others, also taken in the Moray Firth, 

 were examined, and the following shows the particulars in regard to some 

 of the females : — 



In the males the testes were as small relatively as in those examined 

 in oSTovember. Several other whitings of smaller size were examined, 

 from 159 to 178mm., and in all cases the ovaries and testes were 

 extremely small, and the eggs minute, the largest being about •06mm. 



On 23rd January another lot were examined, and it was found that 

 both the weight of the ovary and the diameter of the largest egg had 

 considerably increased, as shown by the following particulars of some of 

 the females : — 



