ETC. 515 



other specimens, opened at various times, show that this fish is a very 

 general feeder, eating all kinds of small Crustacea, Annelids, bivalve 

 and univalve mollusks, &c. 



Tautogj Black Fish j (Tautoga onlUs.) 



Specimens caught at Wood's Hole, May 23, contained the common 

 rock-crab, Cancer irroratus ; hevmit-CTnhs, Uupagurus longicarms; shells, 

 Tritia trivittatUj all crushed. 



Others caught May 26 contained JEupagurus pollicaris ; U. longicar- 

 piis ; the barnacle, Balanus crenatus ; the squid, Loligo Fealii ; Tritia 

 trivittata. Others taken May 20 had Cancer irroratus ^ mud-crabs, 

 Fanopeus depressus : lady-crabs, PlatyonicJius ocellatus ; shells, Tritia 

 trivittata, Crepidula fornicata, Argina pexata, and the scollop, Pecten 

 irradians ; barnacles, Balanus crenatus, all well broken up. 



Another taken ]May 31 contained Flatyoniclms ocellatus; Tritia trivit- 

 tata. 



Others taken June 3 contained the mud-crab, Panopeus depressus; tri- 

 angular crab, Pelia mutica; Crepidula imguiformis ; Triforis nigrocinctus ; 

 the common muscle, Mytilus edulis ; and the "horse-muscle,-' Modiola 

 modiolus. 



Another, on June 10, contained the common rock-crab. Cancer irrora- 

 tus; mud-crab, Panopeus Sayi ; Nuculaproxima ; several ascidians, Cyn- 

 thia partita and LeptocUnuni alhidum. 



Two caught July 8 and 15 contained small lobsters, Homarus Ameri- 

 canus; Crepidula fornicata ; Blttium nigrum; abryozoan, Crisia eburnea ; 

 sand-dollars, EcMnaraclinius parma. 



A specimen caught in August contained long-clams, Mya arenaria ; 

 muscles, Mytilus edulis ; Petricola pJioladiformis. 



Weak-Fish; Squeteague; {Cynoscion regalis.) 



Several caught in seines at Great Egg Harbor, isTew Jersey, April, 1871, 

 with menhaden, &c., contained large quantities of shrimp, Crangon vul- 

 garis, unmixed with other food. 



Specimens taken at Wood's Hole, in July, often contained sand-crabs, 

 Platyoniclius ocellatus ; and very frequently squids, Loligo Pealii. 



KiNa-FiSH; (Menticirrus nehiilosus.) 



Four specimens taken in seines at Great Egg Harbor, April, 1871, con- 

 tained only shrimp, Crangon vulgaris. 



Others taken at Wood's Hole, May 29, were filled with Crangon vul- 

 garis. 



Specimens taken in July contained rock-crabs. Cancer irroratus ; 

 squids, Loligo Pealii. 



RuDDER-FiSH ; (Palinurichthys perciformis.) 



A specimen caught at Wood's Hole, in August, contained a small 

 Squilla empusa; and young squids, Loligo Pealii. 



