210 Transactions. — Zooloyy. 



eight dark spots alongside, not very well defined, and many minute spots 

 about mouth and shoulders. The scales under certain lights show a beau- 

 tiful sheen or nacreous lustre as in the true British herring, the sides of 

 head the same. Dorsal and caudal fins dusky, other fins white in colour. 



Dimensions, — Weight, 5 oz. ; total length, 10 in. ; D. 1^; G. 4J; 1. d. of 

 T., ^; head, 2/^ in. 



Fin rays.—D, 17 or 152 ; P, 17 ; V, 8 ; A, 17 ; C, 19|; Branch, r. 7. 

 Lengths— D, 1^ in. ; P, 1^ ; V, £> ; A, 1^ ; C, 1& longest ray, ^ 

 shortest ray, 1^- spread. 



Teeth. — None perceptible to the touch. 



Scales. — Lat. 1. 60 ; trans. 1. 12, large and lustrous. Vert, and Pyl. c. 

 not taken to avoid cutting up of specimen. 



Specimen No. 2. 



In external form and colouring this and the two following pilchards are 

 exactly similar to No. 1 above described. 



Dimensions.— W. 5i oz. ; L. 9f in. ; D. 1 1 S - S ; G. 4f ; 1. d. of T., i| ; eye, x % ; 

 head, 2. 



Fin rays.—D, 16^; P, 18; V, 8; A, 17; C, 19f ; B, 7; Vertb., 49. 

 Lengths— D, 1^ ; P, l T 3 o ; V, ^ ; A, 1 ; C, spread 2 in. 



Teeth. — None perceptible to touch on mouth or tongue, but a slight 

 roughness on mandible. 



Contents of stomach. — Stomach siphon-shaped, and containing a large 

 quantity of brown minute granules. Coating of stomach arranged in 

 narrow parallel ridges of fine texture, and of a dark pink colour. Sac or 

 thin covering (duodenum) also full of granules. Intestine long, curved, 

 and full of darker substance like granules. Air-bladder silvery, other 

 viscera too much decayed for examination. 



Specimen No. 3. 



Dimensions.—^. 3f oz. ; L. 9 t 3 q ; D. 1^ ; G. 4J; 1. d. of T., £> ; head, 2 ; 

 eye, £>. 



Fin rays.— J), 17 or 152 ; P, 17 ; V, 8 ; A, 17 ; C, 19f ; B, 7 ; Vertb., 48. 

 Lengths — D, 1 in. ; P, 1 ^ ; V, r 7 ^ ; A, 1 ; C, spread 1^. 



Tedh. — None perceptible to touch, but slight roughness on mandible. 



Contents of stomach. — Same as in previous specimen. Air-bladder 

 silvery. Pyl. csec, 100. 



Specimen No. 4. 



Dimensions. — W. 3 oz. ; L. 9 in. ; D. 1 t 5 q ; G. 4 ; 1. d. of T., li ; head, 2 ; 

 eye, ^. 



Fin rays.—B, 17 or 15^; P, 16; V, 8; A, 19 ; C, 19f ; Branch., r. 7. 

 Lengths— D, 1 in.; P, 1 T % ; V, r % ; A, T % ; C, spread l T 9 o. Vertb., 43, 

 but doubtful as bones got separated after boiling. 



