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south of the Lizard in September, 1902; but it is usually found 
accompanying Mackerel, and, indeed, a few are taken with almost 
every catch of that fish. In July, 1907, an adult specimen was 
captured with a baited hand-line off Newquay. When so taken 
it displays remarkable activity, and sometimes tangles the Jine 
in a very singular fashion. In spite of its bright green bones and 
unpleasant odour this fish is much in demand at Newlyn for the 
London market. Elsewhere it is greatly appreciated as bait, and 
when cut into strips or ‘‘ snaids”” is more effective than Mackerel. 
On Oct. 8th, 1907, a large shoal of young Garfish from three and 
a half to four inches long was noticed in Falmouth Harbour. 
Three days later they had all disappeared. The Saury Pike or 
Skipper (Scombresox saurus, Bl. Schn.) is evidently a regular 
visitor—often in large shoals—off the south and west of the 
county, and at least occasionally in the Bristol Channel. Large 
quantities are frequently taken a mile or two off land in summer ~ 
and autumn in drift-nets and in Pilchard-seines, and it has been 
obtained in the Fowey almost at the limit of tidal influence. In 
September, 1903, it was remarkably abundant several miles 
south-west of Newlyn, and in November, 1901, a drift-boat 
brought in a number at Newquay. The Greater Flying-fish 
(Exocetus volitans, L.) was reported by R. Q. Couch as having 
been seen by him in Mount’s Bay, but the only authentic speci- 
men recorded from the county was obtained by I. Couch from the 
Helford River. The Three-spined Stickleback (Gasterosteus 
aculeatus, L.) is somewhat locally distributed round the county, 
but abounds in many of the streams. At times in the late spring 
the variety trachurus is plentiful in Fowey Harbour, about Fal- 
mouth and Helford, and in 1902 was common at the Fistral 
Beach, Newquay. The variety spinulosus is common in the 
streams of the middle and west, but apparently scarce in the 
east, and the variety gymnurus occurs somewhat sparingly in 
the streams about Truro. The Fifteen-spined Stickleback or 
Sea-adder (G. spinachia, L.) is common along the south coast 
and local on the north. Its nests are occasionally found among 
the low weed-covered rocks between tide-marks at the westerly 
end of Fistral Bay, Newquay. 
The Broad-nosed Pipe-fish (Siphonostoma typhle, L.) is fairly 
common locally among Zostera along the south, and particularly 
