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The Annelids found at Station L, in one in August wore unidentified. The 

 Arthropods were all Crangon. The fish remains found in one were un- 

 identified. 



GUKNARDS. 



(Trigla gurnardus). 



Of 98 stomachs examined, 46 were empty, and the contents of 4 were 

 indistinguishable ; 48 contained matter that could be identified. 

 No Echinodenns were found in any of the stomachs. 

 Annelids unidentified, were found in only one. 



Arthropods were found in 35 stomachs (72%). They consisted of 

 (1) Cuma, at Station I., in one in July : (2) Portunus, at Station II., in 

 one in July; at Station III., in two in July, in two in August, and in 

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

 V., in one in August and in one in September : (3) Crangon, at Station 



I. , in one in October and in one in December; at Station II., in one 

 in September and three in October; at Station III., in one, and at 

 Station IV., in three in October ; and at Station V., in one in September, 

 in four in October, and one in December : (4) crabs at Station I., in one 

 in August, and in one in October ; and at Station II., in two in October : 

 (5) unidentified Crustacea, at Station I., in one in July and in two in 

 September ; and at Station II., in one in July. 



Molluscs were found in 2 stomachs : Solen, at Station III., in one in 

 August : and unidentified molluscs, at Station II., in one in July. 



Fish were found in 17 stomachs (35%). They consisted of whiting, 

 herring, sand-eel, pipe-fish, flat-fish, and young pogge. 



In one stomach a piece of wood was found. 



Haddocks. 

 (Gadus ceglefinus). 



Of 104 stomachs examined, 13 were empty, and the contents of 11 were 

 indistinguishable : 80 contained matter that could be identified. 



Eehinoderms were found in 21 stomachs (26%). They consisted of (1) 

 Holothuria, at Station II., in one in October : (2) Ophiocoma, at Station 



II. , in one in August ; and at Station III., in one in the same month : (3) 

 Echinus, at Station II., in one in January ; and at Station V., in one in 

 March : (4) Ophiura, in sixteen stomachs. 



Annelids were found in 40 stomachs (50%). They consisted of (1) 

 Arenicola, at Station I., in five in July, and in one in September : (2) 

 Nereis, at Station II., in two in July : (3) Aphrodite, at Station II., in one 

 in August ; at Station III., in one in the same month ; and at Station 

 IV., in one in July : (4) Polynoe, at Station V., in two in October: (5) 

 unidentified annelids, in twenty-five stomachs. 



Arthropods were found in 34 stomachs (42%). They consisted of (1) 

 Crangon, at Station II., in five in January ; at Station III., in four in 

 December ; at Station IV., in one in January ; and at Station V., in one 

 in December, and in one in March : (2) Portunus, at Station II., in two 

 in January; at Station III., in one in December, and in one in March; 

 and at Station IV., in one in January : (3) Cuma, at Station III., in one 

 in July : (4) Crab, at Station II., in one in October ; and at Station III., 

 in one in July : (5) hermit-crab, at Station II., in one in July : (6) 

 unidentified Crustacea. 



Molluscs were found in 18 stomachs (22%). They consisted of (1) 

 Solen, at Stations II., ILL, and IV., in one in July ; and at Station V., in 



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