226 



Part III. — Seventh Annual Report 



greater number, however, was constituted by hermit-crabs and shrimps, 

 the shrimps preponderating to a large extent. Hermit-crabs were found 

 at Station I., in one in August and in one in February ; at Station II., in 

 one in June and in one in March ; at Station III., in one in August ; 

 at Station IV., in one in June ; at Station V., in two in June, in two 

 in January, and in one in February ; at Station VII., in one in September 

 and one in October ; at Station VIII., in one in June and one in January ; 

 and at Station IX., in one in January. The proportion of stomachs 

 containing shrimps to the number containing distinguishable matter was 

 as follows :— Station I., 25 of 44; II., 0 of 19 ; III., 5 of 17; IV., 

 7 of -24; V, 8 of 25 ; VI., 0 of 7; VII., 3 of 14 ; VIII., 5 of 25 ; 

 IX., 8 of 12. The proportions for the various months were — June, 

 0 of 27; August, 0 of 24 ; September, 1 of 17 ; October, 1 of 14; 

 November, 5 of 18 ; December, 19 of 21 ; January, 15 of 31 ; February, 

 15 of 21 ; March, 5 of 14. 



Molluscs were found in 9 stomachs (4%). They consisted of — (1) 

 Scrobicularia (sp. alba and nitida) found at Station IV. in three in June, 

 and at Station V. in one in the same month, and in August and 

 January : (2) Solen (sp. crisis and peUucictus), found at Station IV. in 

 one in June, and at V. in one in the same month, and at Station VII., 

 in one in November : (3) Cardium echinatum, at Station V. in one in 

 June : (4) Buccinum, at Station II. in one in January. 



Fish were found in 17 stomachs (9%). They consisted of common 

 dabs, gobies, and whitings. 



Witch Soles. 

 (Pleuronectes cynoglossus). 



Of 58 stomachs examined, 16 were empty and the contents of 2 were 

 indistinguishable : 40 contained matter that could be distinguished. 



Echinoderms consisting of sand-stars were found in only one stomach 

 at Station VIII. in March. 



Annelids were found in 39 stomachs (97 0 / o ). They consisted of (1) 

 Priapulus, at Station I., in one in June : (2) Sabella, at Station V., in 

 one in September; and at Station VIII. in. one in November: (3) 

 Nereis, at Station VII., in one in October. The other annelids are 

 unidentified. The proportions of stomachs containing these to the 

 number examined at the various stations were as follows : — Stations 



IV. , 3 of 4 ; V., 16 of 18 ; VI., 3 of 3 ; VII., 1 of 2 ; VIII., 13 of 14. 

 For the various months the proportions were — June, 13 of 14 ; August, 

 4 of 4; September, 10 of 11 ; October, 0 of 1; November, 2 of 3 ; 

 December, 1 of 2 ; February, 5 of 5 ; March, 1 of 1. 



Arthropods were found in 4 stomachs (10°/ o ). They consisted of (1) 

 Gammarus, at Station VIII., in one in August: (2) Crangon, at Station 



V. , in one in December; at Station VII., in one in December ; at Station 

 VIII., in one in November ; and at Station IX., in two in March. 



Molluscs were found in 5 stomachs (12%). They consisted of (1) 

 Scrobicidaria, found at Stations IV. and V., in one in June : (2) of 

 undefined molluscs, found at Station VIII. in three in June. 



No Fish remains were found in any of the stomachs examined. 



Flounders. 



(Pleuronectes flesus). 



Only 2 specimens were examined, one at Station VIII, in June and one 

 at Station IV., in August : the stomachs of both were empty. 



