oe 
of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 
Motella, tricirrata. See Rockling, three- 
bearded. 
Mugil chelo. See Mullet, lesser grey. 
—— capito. See Mullet, grey. 
Muller’stopknot. See Topknot, Muller’s. 
Mullet, grey (Mugil capito), (18) 281. 
—— food of, (20) 486, 504. 
—— lesser grey (Mugil chelo), (6) 276. 
food of, (21) 221. 
—— —— parasites of, (19) 123. 
—— red (Mullus barbatus), (18) 274. 
—— —— occurrence of, at Aberdeen, (20) 
540. 
—— —— spawning period of, (4) 244. 
—— thick-lipped grey. See Mullet, 
lesser grey. 
Mullus barbatus. See Mullet, red. 
surmuletus. See Mullet, red. 
Multiple tumours in plaice and flounders, 
(3) 66. 
Munida banvffica, (6) 259. 
rondeletit, (6) 259. 
—— rugosa, (6) 259; 
266. 
(1d)s 23s) 7) 
—— —— eggs of, (22) 116. 
Munna boecki, (17) 266. 
kroyeri, (6) 252; (17) 266. 
Murray, Dr George, (15) 212. 
——- Mr J., (6) 223. 
—— Sir John, (8) 23, 257; (9) 177, 178, 
244; (10) 23; (11) 24; (17) 114, 236. 
Muscles, arrangement of, in teleosteans, 
~ (4) 167. 
—— colour of, (4) 167. 
—— of fishes, red and pale, (4) 166. 
—— of fish, fat in, (5) 226. 
—— —— histology of, (4) 169. 
Mussel bait, (8) 16. 
—— common (Mytilus edulis), (7) 328, 
387, 356, 349 ; (15) 124. 
—— —— age at maturity of, (4) 221. 
—— —— artificial fertilisation of eggs of, 
(5) 250. 
cultivation of, (4) 222. 
—— —— development of, (4) 218; (5) 
247. 
—-- —— development of eggs of, (5) 
249, 
—— —— development of genital glands 
of, (5) 248, 
—— —— eggs of, (5) 249, 250. 
--— ——- embryos of, (5) 253. 
—— —— growth of, (4) 222. 
—— —— habits of, in early stages, (5) 
255. 
—— ——— reproduction of, (3) 56 ; (4) 219. 
sperms of, (5) 250. 
— culture, (12) 387. 
at Montrose, history of, (13) 
137. 
—— —— in Northumberland, (9) 394. 
—— farming at Montrose, (7) 11, 327. 
at Montrose, common bed, (7) 
335. 
at Montrose, description of the 
mussel-beds, (7) 331. 
- beds at Montrose, fauna of the 
beds, (7) 336, 337. 
—— -——at Montrose, Ferryden and 
Usan Society’s beds, (7) 331. 
223 
Mussel-beds at Montrose, Messrs John- 
ston and Son’s beds, (7) 333. 
—— at Montrose, method of cultiva- 
tion, (7) 320. 
— — fisheries in Holland, (9) 415. 
Mussels, (6) 21, 22; (10) 16. 
—— decline in, (9) 17. 
——— experiments on the preservation of, 
for bait, (5) 358. 
—— poisoning by, enquiry on, (7) 393. 
—— sale and consumption of, in France, 
(7) 392. 
Mya arenaria, (7) 341; (9) 287, 288; (15) 
128 ; (20) 527. 
—— truncata, (15) 128. 
Myology of pectoral arch in gurnard, (12) 
325. 
Myside, distribution of, in Firth of Forth, 
(16) 163. 
Mysidion abyssorum. 
commune. 
Mysidopsis angusta, (4) 158 ; (7) 323; (9) 
308 ; (15) 133 ; (16) 158, 162, 209 ; (17) 
268 ; (18) 403; (20) 480. 
—— didelphys, (7) 322; (15) 133; (16) 
158, 161, 209 ; (17) 268; (19) 276. 
—— gibbosa, (4) 158; (6) 254; (15) 133; 
(16) 158, 161, 209; (17) 268; (18) 
403. 
hispida, (7) 323. 
Mysis arenosa, (4) 159. 
aurantia, (4) 161; (6) 255. 
chameleon, (6) 254. 
cornuta, (4) 159. 
didelphys, (7) 322. 
erythrophthalma, (7) 322. 
—— flexuosa, (6) 254. 
gracilis, (7) 323. 
griffithsic, (4) 162. 
tnermis, (4) 159; (6) 255. 
— lamorne, (4) 159; (6) 255. 
ornata, (6) 255; (7) 324. 
rostratus, (4) 162. 
spiritus, (6) 255. 
truncatula, (4) 159. 
vulgaris, (6) 255; (9) 285; (13) 244. 
Mysis stage of lobster, (23) 69. 
Mytilus edulis. See Mussel, common. 
modiolus, (4) 218; (7) 347, 352, 356; 
(11) 208. 
Myxine glutinosa, 
See Hagtish, 
N 
Names of fishes, common and scientific, 
(7) 36. 
Nannastacus unguiculatus, (15) 135; (18) 
403 ; (19) 276; (20) 480. 
Nannopus palustris, (12) 253 ; (18) 394; 
(20) 466 ; (21) 124. 
Naples, zoological station at, (6) 308. 
Nassa incrassata, (6) 231 ; (15) 118. 
—— pygmea, (15) 118. 
—— reticulata, (15) 118. 
Natica alderi, (20) 496, 497, 503. 
—— grenlandica, (19) 236. 
National Sea Fisheries Protection As- 
sociation, (8) 360. 
Natural history of the herring, (17) 274. 
Nature of ‘‘red” cod, (6) 10, 203, 207. 
