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thoroughly satisfy me of its identity. The length was 15 inches 

 and the dorsal and caudal fins were considerably injured. I was 

 subsequently informed by its finder that it was "very good eating". 

 I may mention in this connexion that Thompson does not state 

 that this fish specially is called " hen-fish " in Ireland, and that 

 Tramore is the name of the locality whence Dr. Burkitt received 

 his specimen. M'Skimmin was undoubtedly wrong in his identi- 

 fication. 



Schedophilus mednsophagus. — During the second week of August, 

 1878, 1 obtained a fine specimen of this fish, the first recorded from 

 the British seas, which was taken in a salmon net, at Portrush, and 

 measured 9^ inches. For further particulars see Dr. Giinther's 

 account in the Trans. Zool. 8oc., vol. xi. part viii., p. 223, 1882. 



Lamjiris lima. — The fish taken in the Foyle during July — not 

 June — 1835, was Zeusfaber, as stated in the " Ordnance Survey of 

 the parish of Templemore, county of Derry ; " and as shown by 

 the fin rays given, D. 9 (spinous), p. 13 (vide infra, Z.faher), The 

 example of June, 1819, cannot be said to have been taken "in 

 Derry," having been caught at Innistrahull, off the Donegal coast. 



Caranx trachurus. — Called " rock herring " at Portrush, where 

 it is very irregular in its visits. During eight years' acquaintance 

 with that coast, it occurred but once, in the autumn of 1878, when 

 vast shoals appeared following the herring fry, which on many 

 occasions were driven ashore in such numbers that they were lying 

 heaped up in masses several inches deep at the edge of the tide 

 while their pursuers were caught in small seines by actual cart- 

 loads, and hawked about the neighbourhood at almost nominal 

 prices. So plentiful and fearless were they that I caught, within 

 an hour, eight dozen scad and mackerel with my hands, while 

 wading in water up to my knees. 



Naucrates ductor. — Crookhaven (in Cork) is the name of the 

 place where the only Irish example was obtained. 



Capros aper. — The first announcement made by Andrews of 

 the capture of this fish occurs in the Dublin Nat. Hist. 8oc. Proc, 

 vol. ii., p. 104, and was read April 9, 1858, when the capture was 

 probably recent. This example was " taken in a trawl off Ventry 

 harbour." There are two specimens, both presented by Mr. 

 Andrews, in the Dublin Museum of Science and Art, but they are 

 not dated. In Miss Cusack's Kernj, p. 443, Andrews gives 



