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end of May last year, when the ' Garland ' was at Invergordon wind-bound. 

 Owing to the very limited time at my disposal the examination of the 

 loch was necessarily incomplete ; nevertheless, the results were fairly 

 satisfactory. Some of the Entomostraca have not previously been recorded 

 from so far north. Dr Sutherland of Invergordon informs me that there 

 are a good many trout in the loch. The loch was examined by hand-net 

 from the shore. The following species were obtained and identified : — 



MOLLUSCA. 



Pisidium nitidum, Jenyns. Not very common. 



,, pusillum (Gmelin). Frequent. 



,, fontinale (Drap.). Not very common. 

 Valvata cristata, Miiller. Frequent. 

 Planorbis contortus (Linne). Common. 



,, spirorbis, Miiller. Rather rare. 



,, nitidus, Miiller. Kather rare. 

 Limncea truncatula (Miiller). Rather rare. 

 Vertigo antivertigo (Drap. ). Rather rare. 



CKUSTACEA. 



CoPEPODA. 



Cyclops serrulatus, Fischer. Frequent. 



,, crassicornis, 0. F. Miiller. Frequent. 



,, thomasi, Forbes. Rather rare. 

 Canthocamptus minutus (0. F. Miiller). 



,, sp. A small form, with ova. 



OSTRACODA. 



Cypria serena (Koch). Frequent. 

 ,, ophthalmica (J urine). Frequent. 

 , , exsculpta (S. Fischer). Common. 

 Cypris reticulata, Zaddach. Frequent. 

 Erpetocypris reptans (Baird). Rather rare. 



,, tumefacta (Brady and Robertson). Common. 



,, strigata (0. F. Miiller). Rather rare. 



Cypridopsis villosa (J urine). Frequent. 

 Potamocypris fulva, Brady. Frequent. 

 Candona Candida (Miiller). Frequent. 



,, rostrata, Brady and Norman. Common. 

 ,, kingsleii, Brady and Robertson. Rather rare. 

 ,, hyalina, Brady and Robertson. Rare. 

 ,, faboeformis (Fischer). Frequent. 



Cladocera. 



Daphnia pulex (Linne). Not common. 

 Chydorus sphcericus ( Miiller). Frequent. 



7. loghs in the vlcinity of wlck, caithness-shire — 

 Loch Hempriggs. 



This loch is three miles or so south of Wick, and within a short distance 

 of the highway to Lybster ; it is somewhat circular in outline and covers 

 a considerable area, and the surrounding country is flat and bare. 

 Towards the south the loch is bordered by black peaty and heath-covered 



