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several stations in Scotland, and also at Falmouth. 

 Day, referring to its being found in Cornwall, says 

 it is " small and rare." 



I forwarded a drawing and description to Mr. 

 Southwell, who replied : " Many thanks for your 

 letter and the drawing of the Four-bearded Rockling, 

 which, so far as I know, has not been before recorded 

 as occurring in Norfolk. You are very fortunate 

 in coming across such good things, and it only 

 shows what may be done by a person even of 

 limited time if he keeps his eyes open." The fish 

 had been crushed by a fisherman's heel, and so made 

 a bad specimen. I found one large Shrimp in the 

 maw. 



DOUBLE TURBOTS 



In October 1889 I discovered my first Double 

 Turbot. The following paragraph is taken from a 

 report of the Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' 

 Society's meeting : 



"Mr. Southwell exhibited a drawing of what is 

 known as a ' Double Turbot,' sent by Mr. Patterson 

 of Yarmouth. An ordinary Turbot, at an early 

 age, is transformed from a fish swimming in the 

 usual way, with its broad sides vertical, to one 



