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shrimp-dredges while the " rush " of fish was on. On July 5th 

 I saw fifty-six pairs of good Soles in one Shrimp-shop, the com- 

 bined catches of two boats the previous night. The Soles 

 appeared to inshore in search of lugworms, and also took Nereis 

 diversicohr freely. I did not dissect any, but I have a strong 

 suspicion that the herring- syle were no small inducement. On 

 July 4th one man, who spasmodically trawls on Breydon, and 

 who is known to the fraternity as "Lucky Bob," informed me 

 he had taken thirty-two pairs of Soles thereon ; his largest 

 measured, he assured me, 22 in. 



I need hardly refer again to the capture of the Scomber 

 thunnina {ante, p. 354). This is, I take it, my best "find" as 

 yet for the East Norfolk list of fishes (cf. fig. p. 455). 



A great inset of Sea-Trout (Salmo trutta) occurred in the 

 middle of July. With a single draw-net fifty pounds weight was 

 taken one night. Mr. B. Beazor informed me he received fully 

 one thousand pounds of Salmon-Trout during the "invasion." 

 One fish weighed 16^ lb., and several scaled 12 lb. 



A Salmon with a most peculiarly shaped head arrived here 

 in July from Scotland. The upper part of the head was round 

 as a ball, the "nose" turning into the mouth, and lying quite 

 flat and close to the palate. The lower jaw was of the normal 

 shape, and stood out beyond the "forehead"; the tongue lying 

 in the hollow of the useless under jaw, while the distorted mouth 

 very obligingly shut up close and compactly. It is certainly the 

 most grotesque " bull-head" fish I have yet seen. 



A second Megrim came to hand July 30th, and a ten-inch 

 Lemon Sole (Solea lascaris) was saved for me by Mr. Bobert 

 Beazor on August 8th. 



A very pretty little Ballan Wrasse (Labrus maculatus) , of a 

 chocolate colour, sent me from Sheringham, a spot that deserves 

 to be carefully worked ; and, judging from what I have had 

 occasionally sent to me from that neighbourhood, I imagine it 

 to be a fine field for an ichthyologist's attentions. Aug. 30th. 



Aug. 30th, saw a codling, 20 in. long, of a rich red colour, 

 lying on a fishmonger's slab, answering very greatly to Couch's 

 description of the so-called "Dorse." 



I received a young Picked Dogfish (Acanthias vulgaris), 

 which was "cast" in a boat soon after the parent had been 



