21 8 AN EAST COAST NATURALIST 



Norfolk coast of the rare Eckstrom's Top-Knot 

 (Zeugopterus nnimaculatus). This fish was taken 

 in April 1902 by a friendly shrimper living some 

 distance from my home, who, having run a bit of 

 cotton through its mouth, hung it over his mantel- 

 piece, where it remained for a number of weeks, 

 waiting for me. Happening to pass his house in 

 September, when on my way to a deceased friend's 

 funeral, he called me in, and graciously handed it 

 me. It was 6 inches long, and as dry as a chip ; 

 but on being forwarded to Mr. Boulanger, my 

 finding was immediately confirmed. 



CALLED AS UMPIEE 



On 13th June 1900 I had just comfortably 

 settled in bed, and the clock had struck twelve, 

 when suddenly a cart drove up to the front door, 

 and a rousing knock called me from the land of 

 dreams. Slipping downstairs hardly dressed, I 

 opened the door, when three big fellows one a 

 farmer, the others connected with the fishing 

 business stumped in and laid a large fish on the 

 table. They said they had come to me for an 

 identification of the fish. Could I tell them? 



