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gicus). Local, " Norway Shrimps." A well-defined specimen of 

 the "Bull-dog" variety of this species was taken on the Britannia 

 Pier, Dec. 21st, 1895. Length, 21 in. Have met with others. 



? [Variety . "Rock Cod."— On Christmas Eve, 1890, I 



examined a peculiarly red-and-yellow mottled Cod of some 

 eighteen inches. The fisherman termed it a " Rock " Cod, and 

 did not seem to look upon it as an unusual occurrence. It was 

 very like the Dorse (Gadus callarias) figured in Couch's ' Fishes/ 

 vol. iii. p. 66. I have on one or two occasions seen tendencies 

 to this coloration in what I felt satisfied was Gadus morrhua.] 



G. ceglefinus. Haddock. C. — Locally it is rare ; but great 

 quantities are brought in by trawlers from the North Sea. 

 Occasionally taken from the piers. 



G. luscus. Bib. C. — " One found on the beach, 1813 " 

 (Pagets). Small examples commonly enough taken in Shrimp - 

 and draw-nets. It inflates with wind (through fright ?), and 

 cannot submerge itself after being taken, the Gulls generally 

 ending their ebb-drift seawards from the shrimpers' refuse. 

 Great numbers on Breydon during September, 1897. Local, 

 " Bastard Whiting," " Whiting-pout." 



\G. minutus. Power Cod. R. — I found the first recorded 

 Norfolk specimen amongst the draw-netters' refuse by the seaside 

 on April 6th, 1890 ; length, 3f in. Very like a small codling at 

 first sight; the larger eye, however, at once distinguishes it. 

 Several others since, notably one on Oct. 13th, 1894; length, 

 10 in. 



G. merlangus. Whiting. C. — Abundant in late autumn and 

 during winter. Those caught from the beach and piers do not 

 run large. Large specimens occasionally from deeper water. 

 Largest on local record, March 29th, 1891 ; weight, 7 J lb. ! One, 

 22| in. long, on wharf, March 7th, 1895; this is large for the 

 east coast. Two Whitings caught by smack 'Dutch Trader,' 

 February, 1871 ; length respectively, 26 in. and 24 in. 



\G. pollachius. Pollack. C. — Strangely enough, although so 

 plentiful around Norfolk, this species remained unrecorded until 

 I identified it from a number of juvenile examples I caught with 

 rod and line in the entrance of the Bure on May 8th, 1888. 

 These averaged eleven inches in length. For many years 

 youngsters had been caught under the cognomen of " Pinnikin 

 Zool. 4th ser. vol. I., December, 1897. 2 q 



