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they do not, their, favourite grounds being the vicinity of the 

 Cromer Knowle, and further northward, but still south of the 

 Dogger Bank. Nor do we have any large vessels, such as might 

 necessarily carry refrigerators, come within reasonable distance 

 of Norfolk and Suffolk waters. I merely mention the finding of 

 this H^emulon.J 



Dory. — The John Dory [Zeus faber), or Doree, may be looked 

 upon, on the Norfolk coast, as more or less of a straggler inshore. 

 I have records of several taken in shrimp- and drift-nets, the 

 largest weighing seven pounds, the smallest the size of a crown 

 piece ; but one taken on a hook baited with lugworm, the angler 

 fishing from the beach, is the first specimen I have known 

 hooked in this locality. It weighed one pound, and was captured 

 late in December. 



Dutch Smelts. — Considerable consignments of Smelts from 

 Holland have been received in this country of late years. 

 They come packed in shallow boxes containing two layers of 

 fish ; caught one day, some are on sale in Yarmouth next morn- 

 ing, having come to London by the night-boat, and dispatched 

 thence. I have not dissected any, but have been informed on 

 more than one occasion of numbers of intestinal thread-like 

 worms infesting them. 



Heemaphroditic Herring. — About Christmas-time a labour- 

 ing man was preparing a smoked Herring for cooking for his tea 

 when he discovered it contained a combined roe and milt. He 

 sent it to me. The anterior portion is composed of well-de- 

 veloped ova, and takes up two-thirds of the length, the posterior 

 ends are milt ; the two portions of each lobe look as if they had 

 been neatly welded together. 



