128 TRANSACTIONS LIVERPOOL BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Thornback Skate (Baia clavata). 



21 miles W.N. W. 

 from Morecambe 

 Bay Lt. Vessel. 



16 miles W. by N. 



from Liverpool 



N.W. Lt. Vessel. 



Lytham. 



Station IV, off 

 Blackpool. 



£ N. from More- 

 cambe Bay Lt.V. 



14 miles N. by W. 

 from Liverpool 

 N.W. Lt. V. 



14 miles W. \ N. 

 from Morecambe 

 Bay Lt. Vessel. 



Deposit Buoy. 



1 mile E. of New- 

 come Knowl Buoy. 



Burbo Channel. 



Back of N. Bank. 



Off Blackpool. 



Apr. 



3 



Apr. 



3 



May 



9 



May 



10 



May 



11 



May 



14 



May 



17 



May 



23 



June 



8 



June 21 



Aug. 



21 



Sept 



6 



5 



j? 



1 



" 



2 



j? 



6 



55 



3 



J J 



13J 



7h 



1 Empty, 1 Galathea, 

 1 Crangon, 2 common 

 shore Crabs and Fish 

 (Sand Eel). 



1 Crangon. 



14* 



-17 „ 



1 Fish, 1 Pagurus. 



13- 



-20i „ 



1 Crangon and Solen, 

 5 Portunus and S.olen. 



17- 



-20 „ 



2 Portunus, 1 Empty. 



8i- 



•21 „ 



2 Crangon, 1 Fish, iT^/as 

 and Pagurus. 



6i* 



-25 „ 



1 Pagurus, 1 Nephrons, 

 1 Portunus, 1 Crangon, 

 and Amphipoda. 



3 



» 



3 Crangon, 1 Empty. 



H- 



-4 „ 



4 Crangon. 



4- 



4| „ 



3 Crangon. 



5* 



-6 



2 Crangon. 



25 



5? 



1 Portunus, Pagurus, 

 and Crangon. 



Of the 42 stomachs examined, 4 were empty, the 

 remaining 38 all contained recognisable food. 



Crustacea were found in 36 stomachs, or fully 97 %, and 

 consisted of Crangon, Galathea, Portunus, Pagurus, Hyas, 

 Nephrops, Carcinus, and Amphipoda. 



Mollusca were found in 6 stomachs, or nearly 16 %, and 

 consisted of Solen. 



Fish were found in 4 stomachs only, or 10 %. 



Sandy Kay (Baia maculata). 



21 miles W. N.W. 

 from Morecambe 

 Bay Lt. Vessel. 



Burbo Bank. 



Apr. 



Oct. 



1 fish. 



inch. 



1 Crangon. 



2 Crangon. 



