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Part III. — Twenty-fourth Annual Report 



These masses of eggs may be found attached to rocks, &c, about low 

 water mark. 



In the following Table I give the measurements and other particulars 

 of 69 lumpsuckers taken from a salmon stake-net in the Bay of Nigg in 

 spring a few years ago, between 2nd May and 24th July. 







Females. 



Males. 



Date. 



Length. 



Weight 



Sexual 

 Condition. 



Length. 



Weight. 



Sexual 

 Condition. 







Inches. 



Lbs 



oz. 





Inches. 



Lbs. 



oz. 





May 



2 



18 



7 



1 



Ripe 



10 



1 



4 



Ripe 



>> 



3 



14 



5 



4 



5 9 



Nearly spent 



10 



1 



5 



1 5 



■'I 



7 



18 



8 



1* 



14* 



3 



6| 



I 5 







17| 



m 



5 



6 



Ripe 



12 



2 



5| 





>» 





7 



9| 



iNearly spent 



11* 



2 



OS 





5 I 





10 



71 



ii 



12 



2 



4f 



5 1 



II 





17 



6 



14* 



Spawning 



11* 



2 



4 





5 I 





171 



7 



1* 



Spent 



9 





15i 





J ) 



8 



16 



7 



4 



Spawning 











1 1 



10 



17 



6 



6 



12 



o 



9* 



Nearly spent 



51 





16 



5 



14* 















12 



15 



6 



15| 



Ripe 



ii* 



2 



*2| 



Ripe 







14| 



4 



3 



Spent 



lOfc 



1 



7* 



Nearly ripe 



,, 



14 











13£ 



2 



'7 



Ripe 



I J 



- 











10| 



7| 



1 



7f 



J J 



- 













Hi 



Nearly ripe 



J I 



15 



19 



9 



12 



Spawning 















14| 



5 



6 













J I 



16 



isi 



9 



8 













I I 

 5 1 



- 

 17 



._ 

 18 



14£ 



154 



14* 



14 



17 



6 

 5 

 4 

 3 

 7 



12i 

 10f 



1* 

 12* 



Ripe 

 Spent 

 Nearly spent 

 Ripe 











5 I 



- 



I5£ 



15£ 



14* 



18 



15 



4 



5 

 5 

 8 

 6 



1 



7* 

 13i 

 12 

 14* 



Spent 



1 1 

 Ripe 



i j 













19 



15 



6 



2 



Spawning 



ii| 



«_> 



34 



Ripe 



5 1 













12 



2 



24 



i > 



Nearly spent 



1 > 



20 



14* 



5 





Ripe 



13 



o 





5 5 





16J> 



6 



4* 



Spent 



10* 





12 



Ripe 



1 1 





IH 



10 

 6 



12 



o* 



Ripe 



j i 



... 







1 ) 



21 



m 



9 



2 



Nearly spent 



15 



4 



6 



Ripe 



»J 





16 



7 



Oh 









Nearly ripe 



; } 





14 



4 



1* 



ii 









5 5 





14| 



4 



11 













June 

 >> 



7 

 8 



16 

 14* 



5 

 5 



si 



Spent 

 Nearly spent 











» > 



11 



15* 



5 



1 



ii 



Quite Im'ture 



lu^ 



1 



124 



Immature 





13 



11 



2 



2| 



7* 





111 



»» 



July 

 1 1 



>> 



3 











m 



"i 



5 



51 













9| 

 11 



1 

 1 



7 



11* 



ii 

 51 



ii 



11 











12* 

 11 



2 

 1 



7 



13 



ii 

 II 



i) 



24 











10 



10* 



lOf 



1 

 1 



2 



7 



2* 

 4 



ii 

 ii 



Average, - 



15 8 



6 



6 





11 



1 



14 





