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Part III. — Seventh Annual Report 



(1) hermit-crabs, at Station II., in one in March, and at Station VII., in 

 one in October : (2) swimming-crabs, at Station I., in one in March, and 

 at Station III., in two, also in March. Undescribed arthropods were 

 found at Stations L, II. , and VI. in two, four, and two stomachs 

 respectively, all in August. 



Molluscs were found in 56 stomachs (28%). The bivalve molluscs con- 

 sisted of (1) Scrobicularia, at Station I., in two in August; at Station II., 

 in one in June, in one in August, in two in October, and in six in 

 February; at Station III., in one in June and in two in August; and 

 at Station V., in two in June, in 3 in August, in two in September, 

 and in two in March : (2) Solen (sp. generally emis), at Station I., in 

 one in September; at Station II., in one in September, in one in October, 

 and in One in March ; at Station IV., in one in August and in one in 

 October ; at Station VI., in two in June, in two in February, and in 

 two in March : (3) Cardium (sp. echinatum), at Station V., in one in 

 August; and at Station VI., in one, also in August: (4) Peden, at 

 Station IV., in one in August : (5) Mactra (sp. mbtruncata), at Station 

 VI., in three in June and in one in February. There were 16 bivalves 

 unidentified ; these were found at Stations IL, VI., VII., and VIII. in 

 June, September, and October. The only univalve found was Buccinum, 

 at Station IV., in one in August. 



Ascidiaus. — At Station VII. Ascidians were found in one in October. 



Fish remains were found only at Station VI. They consisted ex- 

 clusively of sand-eels (Ammodytes) and were found in 15 stomachs, the 

 proportions being — June, in 2 of 7 ; August, in 2 of 4 ; September, in 

 2 of 3 ; October, in 2 of 3 ; February, in 3 of 6 ; March, in 4 of 6. 

 The sand-eels were of various sizes, ranging from 2£ to 5 inches in length. 



Lemon Soles. 



(Pleuronectes microcephalics). 



Of 227 stomachs examined, 88 were empty and the contents of 37 

 were indistinguishable : 102 contained matter that could be identified. 



Echinoderms. — The only Echinoderm noted was a sand-star (Ophiura 

 albida), at Station II. in one in September. 



Annelids were found in 71 stomachs (69%). They consisted of (1) 

 SipunctduSf at Station I., in one in August; at Station II., in one in 

 June and in one in August ; and at Station III., in three in June, in 2 

 in August, and in one in November : (2) Priapulus, at Station IV., in 

 one in June. The proportion of unidentified Annelids to the number of 

 stomachs containing distinguishable matter at the various stations was — 

 I., 10 of 14 ; IL, 7 of 10 ; III., 8 of 18 ; IV., 8 of 11 ; V., 7 of 9 ; 

 VI., 11 of 11 ; VII., 3 of 3 ; VIII., 7 of 9. The proportion during the 

 various months at all the stations was — June, 17 of 27; August, 5 of 14; 

 September, 16 of 19; October, 10 of 12; November, 4 of 4; February, 

 1 of 1 ; March, 8 of 8. One fact may be noted, that the stomachs of 

 all the fish examined during March were either empty or contained 

 annelids. 



Arthropods were found in 38 stomachs (37%). Among these there 

 were (1) hermit-crabs, at Station I., in 2 in August, in one in October, 

 and in one in February ; at Station II. , in one in June, in four in 

 August, in two in September, and in four in October ; at Station III., in 

 one in June and in four in August; at Station IV., in one in June; 

 at Station V., in three in June ; at Station VI., in one in October ; and 

 at Station VIII., in one in November : (2) crabs unidentified, at Station 



