of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 277 



December 22nd, 1899, and again on the 28th of March, 1900; only- 

 three specimens altogether were observed, and two of them were slightly 

 damaged. The species was obtained in the Moray Firth district at 

 Station IV. (off Little Ferry), in 7 to 10 fathoms, on April 10th, 1900. 

 This gathering, which was collected by the " Garland," yielded only 

 one or two specimens of the Schizopod. 



Eryihrops serrata, G. O. Sars. 



This species has been obtained during the past year in gatherings col- 

 lected south-eastward of Fair Island, on the 16th and 19th October, by 

 the " St. Andrew," at a depth of 60 to 80 fathoms. It was also collected 

 by the " Garland " in 60 fathoms, off Aberdeen, on October 25th. 

 Erythrops serrata, which is also one of the Schizopods obtained by the 

 Rev. A. M. Norman while dredging among the Shetland Islands,* does 

 not appear to be a rare species in the North Sea. 



Macropsis slabberi (Van Beneden). 



Though Macropsis is frequent enough on some parts of the East Coast 

 of Scotland, and was recorded for the Firth of Forth by Dr. Henderson 

 as long ago as 1884, I have only recently been able to find traces of it on 

 the West Coast. I obtained an undoubted specimen of this species in 

 the stomach of a young Herring — one of several which Dr. Fulton had 

 received from Annan, Solway Firth, and which he had kindly handed 

 over to me for examination. The fact that Macropsis was found in the 

 stomach of this Herriug from the Solway is fairly satisfactory evidence 

 that the species exists somewhere near the place where the fish was 

 captured. The Herring were captured on July 30th, 1900. Macropsis 

 slabberi has also been obtained in a tow-net gathering collected by the 

 " Garland " in the Cromarty Firth in 7 to 8 fathoms on the 30th of 

 November last. 



Leptomysis gracilis, G. O. Sars. 



This species occurred in one of the bottom gatherings collected south- 

 east of Fair Island by the " St. Andrew " on October 19th ; and it is one 

 of the Schizopods recorded for Shetland by Rev. A. M. Norman in 1869. 



Gastrosaccus spinifer (Goes). 



Young specimens of Gastrosaccus spinifer were moderately frequent in 

 one or two of the gatherings collected by the " Garland " off Aberdeen in 

 October and November, 1900. One of the gatherings in which this 

 species occurred was collected in 60 fathoms, and another in 45 fathoms ; 

 adult specimens were scarce in both gatherings. 



Siriella armata (M.-Edw.). 



This species was obtained in a bottom tow-net gathering collected by the 

 "Garland" in 7 to 10 fathoms at Station IV., Moray Firth (off Little 

 Ferry), on December 6th, 1900. 



* Nprman, op. cit., p. 270. 



