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and at Station VIII., in one in the same month : (12) Crustacea 

 unidentified, at Station V., in ten in June : (13) Balanus, at Station 



VIII. , in one in September. 



Molluscs were found in 30 stomachs (14%). They consisted of (1) 

 Pecten (sp. opercidaria), at Station III., in two in October. (2) Solen, at 

 Station VI., in three in February : (3) unidentified lamelUbranchs, at 

 Station V., in twelve in June: (4) Turritella (sp. communis), at 

 Station I., in one in October ; and at Station III., in one in August : (5) 

 Buccinum, at Station I., in three in September, and in one in December; 

 at Station IV., in one in August and in two in January; at Station V., 

 in one in January ; and at Station VIII., in three in March. (In one 

 instance twenty-three opercula were found in a single stomach) : (G) 

 Fusus, at Station I., in one in January ; and at Station V., in one in 

 the same month. 



Fish were found in 75 stomachs (35%). They consisted of whiting, 

 herring, haddock, unidentified fiat-fish, sand-eel, sprat, Gentronotus 

 gunnellus, Coitus, Motella, long rough dab, and goby. Ova ( 1 herring) 

 were found at Station V., in one in February ; and at Station VII., in 

 two in March. 



Haddocks. 

 (Gadus ceglefinus). 



Of 302 stomachs examined : 38 were empty, and the contents of 24 were 

 indistinguishable : 240 contained matter that could be identified. 



Echinoderms were found in 58 stomachs (24%). They consisted of 

 (1) Echinocyamus, at Station VII., in one in October; and at Station 



IX. , in one in December : (2) a holothurian at Station VIII., in one in 

 November : (3) sand-stars (Ophiura, sp. albida, Ophiothrix, and 

 Opldocoma, sp. bellis and Jiliformis). 



Annelids were found in 64 stomachs (26%). They consisted of (1) 

 Priapulus (sp. caudatus), at Station I., in one in January ; at Station IT., 

 in one in January ; at Station III., in one in August ; and at Station 



VII. , in one in October, and in one in January : (2) Nereis, at Station 

 IX., in one in January: (3) Aphrodite, at Station II., in one in 

 September, in one in December, and in two in January ; at Station III., 

 in one in October; at Station V., in one in February; at Station VII., 

 in one in September, in one in December, in one in January, and in one 

 in March; and at Station IX., in one in February: (4) unidentified 

 annelids in forty-seven stomachs. 



Arthropods were found in 120 stomachs (50%). They consisted of 

 (1) Hyas (sp. coarctus), at Station III., in one in August : (2) Porcellana, 

 at Station III., in one in October: (3) Pandalus (sp. brevirostris), at 

 Station I., in two in December ; and at Station III., in one in October : 

 (4) Portunus, at Station II., in one in September; at Station III., in 

 three in November ; at Station IV., in one in August ; at Station VI., 

 in three in August ; at Station VII., in one in December; and at Station 



VIII. , in one in November : (5) Grangon found from September till 

 February. In September they were found at Station IX. in two, in 

 October at Station VII. in one, in November at Station VII. in four, and 

 Station IX., in one. During the months of December, January, and 

 February the proportions of stomachs containing Grangon to those con- 

 taining distinguishable matter w r ere as follow : — December, 18 of 23, 

 January, 25 of 53, February, 7 of 14. (6) hermit crabs, at Station I., in 

 one in September and in two in October ; at Station IV., in one in 

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



