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inches in length, had their stomachs filled with almost nothing else than 

 pelagic Amphipods, which appeared to belong to Parathemisto oblivia, with a 

 few fragments of some specimens belonging to the Euphausiadce, probably 

 Thysanoessa. Everything the stomach contained, however, was so fragmen- 

 tary that the species to which they belonged could not with certainty be 

 determined. No other organisms besides those mentioned were observed. 



Phyeis blennoides. (Brun) — The Greater Fork-beard. 



Stomachs, containing food, of about a dozen examples of the greater fork- 

 beard {Phyeis blennoides) from the Fish Market at Aberdeen were examined 

 in February and the beginning of March 1910. They nearly all contained 

 the partly-digested remains of small fishes, chiefly Gadoids. Though none of 

 the specimens were perfect enough for satisfactory identification, it is 

 probable that most of them belonged to Gadus esmarkii, as the form and 

 structure of their ear-stones appeared to be practically identical with those 

 of that species. In one stomach ten pairs of ear- stones were counted ; three 

 of the pairs were those of fishes about six inches long, while the others 

 belonged to fishes of smaller size. One stomach contained a young piked 

 dog-fish about 4 inches (100 mm.) in length, and another, a small lump- 

 sucker (Cyclopterus lumpus). The crnstacea were represented in these 

 stomachs by iVephrops norvegicus, Crangon sp., Pandalus mo?ifagui, 

 Pandalina brevirostris, and Nyctiphanes ; there were also remains of 

 Crustacea that could not be identified. The only other organism observed 

 was a small cuttlefish, probably an Eledone, but scarcely perfect enough to be 

 satisfactorily determined. 



Chimcera monstrosa. 



In January 1910 a number of specimens of Chimcera monstrosa from the 

 Fish Market were examined, and the food contained in their stomachs was 

 found to consist of various organisms, comprising shell -fish, Crustacea, 

 Annelids, and Echinoderms. 



Shell-fish. 



The shell-fish included Pecten tigrinus, Anomia (?) ephippium, small Fusus 

 sp., small Buccinum undatum, Cardium fasciatum, and Scalaria sp. 



Crustacea. 



The Crustacea comprised Decapods, such as Ebalia sp., small Eyas coarc- 

 tatus, small Eupagurus, and Amphipods, such as Hippomedon denticulatus 

 and Ampelisca sp. 



Annelids. 



Several fragments of Annelids occurred, but the species could not be 

 made out. 



Echinoderms. 



The only species of Echinoderm identified was Echinocardium cordatum ; 

 the remains consisted of spines and fragments of tests. 



