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ii. Generally distributed. 



iii. Youghal (Ball, '42 ; Ball, f. Thompson, '56). 

 iv. Generally distributed. 



V. E. D. S. Fisb. Survey, 1890, 1891, in ling taken on long lines off 

 Loop Head and Slyne Head (Holt, '92) : CleTv Bay (Dublin 

 Mus.) : Westport (Miss M. Ball, f. Thompson, '56). 

 vi. R.D. S. Fish. Survey, 1891, in ling taken off Tory Island (Holt, 

 '92). 

 Distrihidion. — Jv'orway and Faroes to Mediterranean. 



Family. — Spieulid^. 



Sfirida Peronii, Lamarck. 



i., . iii., iv., v., vi. 



i. Magilligan (Hyndman, f. Thompson, '56) : Portrush (Templeton 

 Mss., f. Thompson, '56 ; Dublin Mus., coll. by E,. Welch) : Port 

 Ballintrae (Tomlin, '95) : Whitehouse, Belfast Lough (Temple- 

 ton MSS., f. Thompson, '56). 

 iii. Yoiighal (Ball, f. Thompson, '56). 

 iv. Coast of Kerry (O'Kelly, f. Turton, '19). 

 V. Clare (Harvey, f. Thompson, '56) : Kilkee (Hopkins, '55). 

 vi. Killala (Glennon, f. Warren in Seventh Annual Eeport, Dublin 

 ]^at. Hist. Soc, 1845) : Maghery Strand, Donegal (Cockerell, 

 '87) : Donegal coast (Darbishire in Journ. of Conch., vii., 

 1894) : Lough Swilly (Hart, '92a). 

 Pistrilidion. — Living : West Indies, S. E. Asia, and Australia 

 (Hoyle). 



Family. — Sepiid^. 



Sepia officinalis, Linne. 

 i., ii., iii., . v., . 



i. Bones washed ashore at Larne (Ord. Surv. JSTotices, f. Thompson, 



'56): Carrickfergus (M'Skimin in "History. . . Carrick- 



fergus," Ed. ii., 1823): Queen's Bridge, Belfast (Thompson, 



'56). 



ii. Dundrum, county Down (Thompson, '56) : Dublin coast (Ball, 



'42 ; Baily, '65 ; Dublin Mus.) : off Wicklow (Dublin Mus.). 

 iii. South of Ireland (Thompson, '44). 



V. E. D. S. Fish. Survey, 1890, off Blacksod Bay, a young specimen 

 (A.E.N.). 

 Distrihidion. — Scandinavia to Mediterranean. West Africa. Ma- 

 deira (Watson). 



