64 THE ZOOLOGIST. 



American Eose Perch (Scorpcena dactyloptera) : a six-inch 

 example sent me from Lowestoft on May 13th. 



On May 19th, for the first time, I fell in with the Burton 

 Skate (Raia alba), the young of which, as depicted by Couch 

 under the name of the Bordered Bay, is distinguished by a well- 

 defined wide border of black upon the white under side of the 

 fish. My fish, which was 11£ in. long'and 8 in. across the disc, 

 I despatched to the late Mr. T. Southwell, who had no hesitation 

 in referring it to the above species. The upper side was drab- 

 coloured, with no spiny process anywhere but on the tail, which 

 contained three rows of spines, and there were one or two 

 against each eye. This was the last fish, of a goodly number, 

 which my dear departed friend was delighted to receive from my 

 hands. 



Blue Mackerel : I received my first whole-coloured Blue- 

 backed Mackerel {Scomber concolor), a fifteen-inch specimen, on 

 May 25th. A second came to hand on June 1st, 14 in. long, 

 and a third two weeks later on. 



On June 1st I examined some fine Plaice from the White 

 Sea. I noticed that the spots were a bright orange set in a 

 faint white ring. One fish in particular, which had a dark 

 under side, and the corresponding spots (for when a Plaice is 

 coloured below it is also spotted, wherever the colouring may 

 extend to) had them also set in a ring of white. 



A very beautifully marked Brill brought me on June 29th 

 from Lowestoft (vide Zool. 1909). The groundwork of the 

 upper surface was white, with spots and blotches of the normal 

 colour prettily arranged. 



I observed some "Dogs" on a fish-slab in a back street on 

 July 12th. One, a large Tope (Galeus vulgaris), was destined 

 for the frying-pan ; another, also fated to share the same 

 honours, was a Picked Dog (Acanthias vulgaris), 3 ft. 3 in. long, 

 weighing 9 lb., a very large example for this coast. 



Salmon : a 14| lb. Salmon was netted on Breydon during 

 the second week in August. 



A lady angler, fishing from Claremont Pier, Lowestoft, had 

 an exciting time on August 4th with a Sting Bay {Trygon pasti- 

 naca), which she successfully landed, to the great interest of 

 less fortunate anglers ; it weighed 35 lb. 



