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female and the males had a large quantity of fat. A male 25 cm. long 

 had a testis 5 mm. broad. The testis was flat. The skin was fairly thick, 

 the honeycomb marking being distinct iipon it. A piece of the tissue on 

 washing exhibited the sponge structure. There was much abdominal fat 

 present. 



Herrings from the Clyde. 



The Loch Fyne herrings were heavier than some of those from the Clyde, 

 but there was not much material for the elucidation of this point. 



December. 



Cl'sde.— Campbeltown, 5 miles S.E. of Davaar I,, 24th December 

 1907:— 5 Imm., 20 to 23 cm.: eggs, -15, -17 mm.: o, 2^5-4 mm.: t, 2^5 

 mm. : fat, large quantity; 61 W. Spr., 21 to 29 cm. : eggs, -7, M mm. : o, 

 10-26 mm. : t, 7- 30 mm. : fat, some, none : some of the W. Spr, were full 

 herrings; 1 S. Spt. c?, 25 cm. Most of the herrings had large stomachs 

 full of copepods and schizopods. 



Clyde.— 2 miles off Girvan, 20th December 1906 :— 55 W. Spr., 22 to 

 27 cm. : eggs, -4-1 •I mm. : o, 6-23 mm. : t, 6-23 mm. : fat, large quantity, 

 none : some of the W. Spr. are full herrings; 2 Spg. Spr., 22 "cm. : eggs, 

 •25 mm. : o, 4 mm. : t, 5 mm. : fat, some. Copepods were found in the 

 stomachs of a large number ; a few liad empty stomachs. 



Clyde.— Rothesay, Loch Striven, 19th December 1906:— 150 Imm., 

 13-22 cm, : eggs, -1, 15 mm. : o, 2 and 3 mm. : t, 1-5-3 mm, : fat, great 

 quantity, some ; 15 W. Spr., 18 to 22 cm. : eggs, -6-1-0 mm. : o, 5-13 mm. : 

 t, 7-14 mm. : fat, large quantity, a little ; if Spg. Spr., 17 to 21 cm, : eggs, 

 •2-^3 mm. : o, 2-4 mm. : t, 3^5-6 mm. : fat, large quantity. In most of 



