THE ANNALS 



AND 



MAGAZINE OF NATURAL HISTORY. 



[EIGHTH SERIES.] 

 No. 68. AUGUST 1913. 



XVIII. — Notes from the Gattn Marine Laboratory , St. An- 

 drews.— No. XXXV. By Prof. M'Intosh, M.D., LL.D., 

 F.R.S., &c. 



1. On Two Killers, Orca gladiator (Lacepede),Gray, stranded at St. An- 



drews. 



2. On the British Ammocharidce. 



3. On Myrioehele heeri kc. dredged in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, 



Canada, by Dr. Whiteaves. 



4. On the British Hermellidce. 



1. On Two Killers, Orca gladiator (Lacepecle), Gray, 

 stranded at St. Andrews. 



Orca gladiator is less common in the eastern than in the 

 western and northern waters of Britain, for it is more fre- 

 quently seen in the western bays and lochs, as well as in the 

 adjoining Atlantic, than in the North Sea. The high 

 dorsal " fin " is diagnostic, as it rolls upward or swims for a 

 short time under the surface, whilst the external coloration 

 is equally characteristic. In all probability, the abundance 

 of seals and porpoises on the western and northern shores 

 will sufficiently account for its prevalence. Both specimens 

 were stranded before the autumn of 1882, and nearly at the 

 same place, viz. the " Buru-stools," a region of sand- 

 covered rocks almost opposite the old wooden marine 

 laboratory on the East Bents. The first was a fine male, 

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