444 THE ZOOLOGIST. 
admitted that the bright colour was due to anatto. I purchased 
a piece of it and cooked it like Haddock, finding the flesh fairly 
good eating, slightly ‘‘twanging”’ of a Skate-like flavour, and 
more salted than I cared for. Whilst examining these ‘‘ Grimsby 
Haddocks” I noticed close by the heap a hybrid Plaice-Halibut, 
the second example of this cross which I have met with, that, 
finless and headless, weighed about 43 lb. 
May 7th. A number of Coal-fish (Gadus virens) on sale. 
On May 8th I had a sturdy little crustacean brought me from 
a shrimp-boat, which, on sending to the British Museum for 
identification, was reported to me as Cirolana borealis. 
Another deformed Cod came to hand on May 14th. It 
weighed 1 lb. 10 oz., and was caught near the fish-wharf, in the 
river. The upper part of the head turned completely round 

BULL-DoG ConD-FISH. 
from just in front of the eyes, the end of the upper lip coming 
in a half-circular sweep under the palate. The lower lip pro- 
truded, and had a remarkably spoon-like appearance (fig. supra). 
I saw, on May 25th, a Sappharine Gurnard (Trigla hirundo), 
a foot in length, with a decided kink in body, much after the 
shape of the Smelt referred to on p. 445. On the same date I 
received a beautiful example of the Common Mackerel, whose 
deep blue back was entirely without the characteristic stripings. 
Length, 15 in. This is the third of the kind that has passed 
through my hands. 
Had a very pretty salmon-coloured variety of the Common 
Sole on June 16th. Length, 93 in. It is now in the Norwich 
Museum, 

