of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



151 



Length. 



Weight. 



Weight of Testes. 



Mm. 



Gr. 



Gr. 



293 



205 



0-8 



322 



281 



11 



335 



277 



0-9 



323 



331 



2-0 



339 



330 



35 



364 



382 



0-8 



All these males would also in all probahility spawn at the next season. 



On the 27th December some others, also taken in the Moray Firth, 

 were examined, and the following shows the particulars in regard to some 

 of the females : — 



Length. 



Weight. 



Weight of 

 Ovaries. 



Diameter of 

 Eggs. 



Mm. 



Gr. 



Gr. 



Mm. 



175 



40 



•11 



•063 



227 



81 



0-7 



•231 



254 



107-5 



1-1 



•189 



260 



113 



3-5 



•462 



231 



85 



0-8 



•210 



In the males the testes were as small relatively as in those examined 

 in November. Several other whitings of smaller size were examined, 

 from 159 to 178mm., and in all cases the ovaries and testes were 

 extremely small, and the eggs minute, the largest being about '06mm. 



On 23rd January another lot were examined, and it was found that 

 both the weight of the ovary and the diameter of the largest egg had 

 considerably increased, as shown by the following particulars of some of 

 the females : — 



Length. 



Weight. 



Weight of 

 Ovaries. 



Diameter of 

 Eggs. 



Mm. 



Gr. 



Gr. 



Mm. 



266 



136 



4-1 



•609 



269 



160 



1-8 



•357 



297 



209 



5-8 



•609 



302 



224 



3-9 



•441 



339 



306 



7-9 



•462 



341 



335 



11-7 



•63 



