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one washed ashore and captured alive ia the spring of 1883 (Thos. 

 Boynton). 



18. Raja maculata L. Homelyn Ray. 



Additional to the fauna : Mr. Winson, the coxswain of the Spurn 

 lifeboat, who is a practical fisherman and a careful observer, on 

 being shown the plate of this species in Couch's " British Fishes/' 

 recognised it as one which he has caught commonly at ' California/ 

 a fishing-ground ten miles off the coast between Flambor jugh and 

 Withernsea. 



20. B,aja circularis Couch. Sandy B,ay. 



The cuckoo ray {Raja miraletus) of Couch, which is a variety of this 

 species, has been observed by Mr. Winson as taken in ' California.' 



32. Lab rax lupus (Lacep.). Basse. 



A specimen of this fish, weighing eleven pounds, which was caught 

 at Whitby on the 22nd November, 1883, is noteworthy on account 

 of the date. It contained a quantity of spawn (T. Stephenson, 

 MS.). 



58. Zeus faher L. Doree. John Doree. 



At Bridlington this appears to be a not uncommon fish, occurring 

 regularly every summer. 



61. Brama Raii Bl. Ray^s Sea-hream. 



On Whitby Sands, a very fine specimen was found alive on the 

 2nd of November, 1882 ; it measured 24 inches in length, 19| 

 in girth, and weighed six pounds. .It is now in the Whitby Museum 

 (Thos. Stephenson, MS.) 



62. Lampris luna (Gm.). OpaJi. King fish. 



Spurn, one occurred a few years ago (Clarke, MS.). 



70. Auxis Rochei (Risso). Plain Bonito. 



An addition to the fauna ; off Whitby, two occurrences in 1882. 

 The first specimen was captured on the 9th September ; it 

 measured two feet four inches in length, and is now in the Museum. 

 The other, which was two feet in length and 6J lbs in weight, was 

 captured on the 18th of the same month (Thos. Stephenson, MS.). 



85. Agonus cataphractus (L.). Pogge. Armed Bullhead. 



When we wrote in the Handbook of these being taken in lobster- 

 pots at Spurn, we were under a misapprehension. They are taken 

 within the Humber estuary, by means of the seine-net, which is 

 used for the purpose of obtaining bait for the lobster-pots. 



106. Atherina 'presbyter Cuv. Athtrine. Sand-smelt. 



Additional evidence of the occurrence of this fish is to be found 



