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length it measured 7 inches, including the tail of about an inch ; and 

 the width of the body, at the widest part, but not including the fins, was 

 just over 3i inches. 



Another, which I received from Mr. Holmes, on 12th January of 

 the present year, measured 7i inches in length, by 4^ inches in width, 

 including the fins ; it had been obtained locally a day or two previously. 



These two specimens closely resembled each other in every respect, 

 and are better represented by Yarrell's figure than by either Couch or 

 Day. In one particular however they differed from the description 

 given by any of these authors, viz. — that while the anal fin extended 

 beyond, or under-lapped, the tail considerably, the dorsal fin certainly 

 did not do so, but ended at, and was attached to, the caudal fin by a 

 membrane. 



The upper surface of the body, in these specimens, was distinctly 

 rough to the touch, owing to the spinate scales ; beneath practically 

 smooth, though the fin rays on either side were scaled and rough. 



Garfish (Belone vulgaris.) 



Not very rare, but still of sufficient interest to attract attention. A 

 specimen was landed at Berwick on 14th September 1897. 



Allice shad (Clupea alosa.) 



This is another fish whose striking appearance always brings it 

 under notice, though it cannot be called rare about the mouth of the 

 Tweed, and is sometimes taken along the coast. One of 18^ inches 

 in length, was sent to Berwick from Alnmouth Bay, on 9th September 

 1896. 



Locally it often goes under the name of ' Shad,' or ' Twaite,' while 

 my attention was called to the specimen mentioned above, by a 

 Berwick man, who said it was a ' Herring- Hake ': another called it a 

 ' Damit Herring,' which is perhaps a corruption of ' Daming Herring,' 

 a local name, which the late Dr. Day thought might signify ' Dame of 

 the herrings.' 



PiPE-FiSH (Nerophis cequoreus.) 



One of about a foot in length, was exhibited in Cowe's shop, in High 

 Street, 17th May 189G, taken near Berwick. A rather larger specimen, in 

 my possession, was picked up on Yarrow Slake a few years ago, 

 and I have seen others, 



