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SwORD-FISH ON THE CorvisH Coast.—TI have to-day (June 2Ist) a 
Sword-fish, nine feet long, caught in Mount’s Bay last night in a drift-net. 
It is nine feet long over all; the sword is three feet long from the front of 
the orbit of the eye to the tip of the sword. I found it infested with an 
intestinal worm, about three inches in length, having a very peculiar ciliated 
formation for about an inch on each side of its tail. Under the skin near 
the tail of the Pilot-fish, of which I noted the capture yesterday, Mr. Vingoe 
found a parasite in shape like an exaggerated comma, with what appeared 
to be a mouth in the inner part of the bend. It was about three-fourths of an 
inch in length. In the net near the Sword-fish were taken two Pilot-fish.— 
Tuomas CornisH (Penzance). 
Boar-FisH at HastBourNE.—To the list of Boar-fish recently captured 
on the British coast I have great pleasure in adding a somewhat later 
instance of its occurrence. A beautiful specimen of this fish was picked up 
on the beach at Kastbourne on the 16th May, by Master A. E. Ripley, who 
forwarded it to me by post for preservation. It was alive when picked up, 
and the colours were still brilliant when I received it. It measured five 
inches in length. I have not, at present, heard of its occurrence on the 
Norfolk coast.—T. E. Gunw (St. Giles Street, Norwich). 
Larce Pike 1n GatLoway.—Some Pike of large size have been caught 
in the South of Scotland this spring. In the River Dee, Stewartry of 
Kirkcudbright, a Pike of the under-mentioned measurement was taken by 
a set-line, on May 26th, by Mr. T. Johnstone, of Crossmichael. In length 
this fish was 3 feet 11 inches; in girth, 214 inches; and 27 Ibs. in weight. 
A stone weighing more than eight pounds, attached to the line, had been 
dragged by the fish to a long distance from the spot where the line was 
set.—ALEXANDER CxLark Kennepy (late Capt. Coldstream Guards). 
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Linnean Society or Lonpon. 
April 17, 1879.—Lieut.-Col. Grant, C.B., F.R.S., Vice-President, in 
the chair. 
Dr. T. M. Curl, of Central Rangitikei, Wellington, New Zealand, and 
Mr. G. C. Druce, of Northampton, were elected Fellows of the Society. 
The sixth contribution to the Ornithology of New Guinea, by Mr. R. 
Bowdler Sharpe, dealt more particularly with birds obtained by the Rev. 
W. G. Lawes, from Walton and Hood Bays, near Port Moresby. Few 
novelties were obtained. 
Dr. Francis Day read a paper upon the occurrence of the Long-headed 
Cod-fish, Gadus macrocephalus, at the mouth of the Thames, one example 
