FISH NOTES 253 



who had grilled a light-cured " red," discovered, on 

 opening it, a strange admixture of roe and milt. 

 It was considerably discoloured by smoke and heat, 

 but distinctly exhibited the strangeness of its con- 

 formation. One lobe was at either end milt, the 

 centre third being ova bevelled to them. The other 

 lobe was roe at the posterior half, the other being 

 milt. Numbers of persons flocked to the fish 

 salesman at whose wharf-office it was left for me 

 to call round and see it. The owner intended to 

 have it placed in spirits and preserved. 



