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VARIATIONS IN COLOUR ..... 228 



SOME EEL NOTES . . . . . .231 



AMERICAN ROSE PERCH . . . . . 234 



UP FROM THE SEA . . . . . -235 



ON THE PROWL ...... 237 



FISH IN ICE. ...... 239 



ACTING ON THE DEFENSIVE .... 241 



SPRATS IN SPAWN ...... 243 



BULL-DOG VARIETY OF GURNARD. . . . 244 



LARGE HERRING ...... 245 



AN INTERESTING EXPERIMENT .... 245 



DOUBLE BRILL ...... 246 



OTHER DEFORMITIES ..... 247 



LASSOING A STURGEON ..... 248 



BRILL TURBOT ...... 249 



HERMAPHRODITE HERRING. .... 250 



MISCELLANEOUS NOTES 



ON DOGS . . , * . . .254 



STOAT AND WEASEL ..... 258 



AN UP-TO-DATE BAT ..... 260 



FORAGING RATS ...... 260 



A PLAGUE OF BLACK RATS .... 262 



PISCIVOROUS VOLES ..... 267 



THE MOLE ....... 270 



CETACEAN NOTES . . . . . .271 



TOAD NOTES ...... 279 



LOBSTERS ....... 280 



CRAB NOTES . . . . . .281 



SEASIDE SCAVENGERS ..... 287 



AN AGED PRAWN ...... 289 



STARFISH MISHAP ...... 290 



INSECT NOTES . . . . . .291 



JNDEX ,,..,,. 298 



