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captured in the Solway Firth, including one very recent 

 specimen, have been taken in Scottish waters, probably owing 

 to the greater depth of channel on the Scottish side. But we 

 may fairly claim as a Lakeland fish the Swordfish that was 

 captured by an Annan fishing-boat off Silloth, August 31, 1876. 

 The fisherman who caught it in his ' whemmle-net ' in the 

 channel between Silloth and Annan took it to Annan, where it 

 was exhibited to crowds at threepence a head. The Carlisle 

 Journal of September 5, 1876, states that this Swordfish 

 measured 'fully eight feet in length, and the sword being- 

 entire, it presents a very formidable appearance.' 



Order AGANTHOPTERYGII. Fam. CYTTID^E. 



JOHN DOEEE. 



Zeusfaber, L. 



During the summer of 1829 the waters of the English 

 Solway were visited by some Dories, and two small examples 

 were captured. They were identified by T. C. Heysham. The 

 first was caught upon the 19th of May, and weighed 18 oz. 

 Its length was 14 J inches. The second specimen was taken on 

 the 12th of June. 'This exceeded 17 inches in length, and 

 measured upwards of 32 oz.' 1 There is a specimen of the Doree 

 in the Whitehaven Museum. It was taken off that town in 

 1884. Dr. Welby I' Anson preserved this specimen, and has 

 since seen a second from the same quarter. These are the only 

 specimens that have been authenticated of late years. 



Order A GANTHOPTER YGII. Fam. SCOMBRIDJE, 



MACKEREL. 



Scomber scomber, L. 



This bright-bodied, ' lish-looking ' fish rarely wanders up the 

 Solway Firth into brackish waters, but Dr. Heysham records 

 that his friend Dr. Blamire, once caught a Mackerel in the Eden 

 1 Mag. Nat. Hist. vol. v. p. 174. 



