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dentifera Haswell, and P. longimanus sp. nov., all from Lyttelton 
Harbour. | 
g. Covophium lendenfeldi sp. nov.—Has short secondary appen- 
dage to upper antenne and the first gnathopoda simple, not sub- 
chelate. Lyttelton Harbour. 
10. Panopleea translucens sp. nov.—Near to P. debilis, but differing 
in size, colour, form of the gnathopoda, and terminal pleopoda. 
Lyttelton Harbour. 
11. Rirvcenna fulvus nov. gen. et sp.—A small yellow amphipod, 
with broad body, coxce very shallow, gnathopoda alike, simple ; 
sixth segment of pleon and its appendages rudimentary.” A tew 
specimens from Lyttelton Harbour. 
(3.) ‘*On the occurrance of the Red Phalarope (Phalaropus 
fulicarus Pennant) in New Zealand,” by Professor J. von Haast. 
A single bird was shot out of a flock last July at Waimate, in 
South Canterbury, by Mr. Studholme. The specimen, which has 
been presented to the Museum, is in full summer plumage. 
OTAGO INSTITUTE. 
Dunedin, 13th November, 1883.—A Montgomery, Esq., Presi- 
dent, in the chair. 
New Members.—Drs. Biilau and de Zouche, Messrs G. P. 
Farquhar, L. V. Woods, and M. Watson, M.A. 
Papers—(1.) ‘‘On the Brown Trout,” by W. Arthur, C.E. 
This paper gives the results of the last five years continued ob- 
servations on the growth habits and structure of trout, 8. fario 
ansonii, in Otago waters. It goes into their distribution as affected 
by the geological formation of the country through which the 
rivers flow in which trout have been put, and also by the meteoro- 
logical conditions of these waters, and by the food supply ; while the 
latter part of the paper gives the colours and external markings, 
the form and the structure ot the fish as affected by our antipo- 
dean waters. One or two quotations may suffice as illustrations 
of interest to anglers or to naturalists. 
‘‘The Kakanui River has for years been unprofitable so far as 
angling goes, but Dr. de Latour, of Oamaru, and Mr. Statham 
Lowe, during last summer, had some wonderful sport in it with 
minnow, both natural and artificial. The former, fishingat night 
with natural minnow, had the following luck—December 3rd, 
1882, two trout, weights, 12}lbs. and 3lbs.; and on the following 
night five trout, weights, 13lbs., 8lbs., 741bs., 3lbs , and 3lbs., being 
seven trout altogether, weighing solbs., or the very extraordinary 
average of fully 7lbs.each! The night of the 4th December was 
very dark when the Dr. was fishing, and the locality a mile and a- 
half above Maheno. He informed me that the trout were rising 
in all directions, and when he hooked his fish it took him from 
twenty minutes to an hour and a-haif to land them, hooking his 
first at 9.15 p.m. and landing his last at 1.30 am. Of course 
anglers imagine the time very long when holding on toa big trout, 
the excitement and anxiety causing one’s mind to measure the 
minutes by the intensity of their teelings, a thing which is, I fear, 
rather misleading. The fish were all very fat and handsome. 
looking, but the Doctor found very little in their stomachs, only a 
tew bullies and shrimps, and he thinks they must have disgorged 
