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Part III. — Fifteenth Annual Report 



Table I. — Eggs of Cod — continued. 



Mar. 6, 1895. Station VIII., 



7, Carr to Barbetness 



15, 1892. Station VIII., 



16, „ „ IX., . 

 19, 1891. „ V., . 

 19, 1895. „ VII., 



19, „ „ VIII. and IX., 



20, „ „ V., . 

 20, „ „ VI., . 



29, 1894. ,, VI., . 



30, 1891. „ II., . 

 April 3, 1893. E. of May Island, 



4, ,, 9 miles E. of May Island 



4, ,, 10 miles ,, ,, 



5, 1895. Prestonpans to mid-Forth 



5, 1892. 8 to 12 miles E. of May I 



6, ,, Cross-section I., 



,, 8, ,, Cross-section II., 



8, ,, Elie to Fidra, 



,, 8, Inchkeith, 



,, 8, 1891. South Bay, . 



11, 1892. Cross-section III., 



,, 13, 1891. Liston Bank. 



,, 14, ,, Station VIII., 



,, 14, 1893. „ IX., . 



,, 16, 1894. ,, I., . 



„ 16, „ „ III.,. 



,, 16, 1892. ,, V., . 



„ 17, 1894. „ VIII. and IX. 



„ 17, ,, W. of May Island, 



„ 17, 1895. Station III., 



„ 18, 1894. „ VI., . 



„ 19, 1893. ,, II., . 



„ 19, „ „ HI., . 



,, 19, 1892. Cross-section III., 

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,» i£7 > >> j> »> 

 19 



20' 1893. Station I.',' . 



21 V 



,, 21, 1892. „ II., . 



,, 24, 1890. „ IX., . 



„ 25, 1892, „ III., . 



„ 25, „ „ IV., . 



,, 25, Cross-section I., 



,, 26, 1892. Station VI., . 



„ 26, „ „ I., . 



„ 28, ., „ III.,. 



May 2, 1892. ,, VII., 



>, 2, ,, ,, V,, 



n 6, ,, IX., . 



„ 9, „ „ VIII., 



,, Hi >> >> 



,, 25, ,, ,, IX., . 



, 5 26, ,, Liston Bank, 



,,26, „ W. of Liston Bank 



,, 30, ,, Cross-section I., 



June 4, ,, E. of Inchkeith, 



13, ,, Station V., . 



45. 



, 18. 

 , 464. 

 5500. 

 Eggs of. 

 311. 

 147. 

 174. 

 32. 

 600. 



Eggs of. 

 215. 



440 (mostly advanced). 

 700. 

 50. 



land, 10,000. 



Large collections, most numerous 

 (very advanced and ready to 

 hatch). 

 540. 



Most numerous, all stages. 

 28. 



Eggs of. 



36 (some hatching). 

 Many. 



Large number. 

 Few. 



6 (well advanced). 

 32. 

 3. 



Considerable collection. 

 5000. 

 130. 

 1. 



162. 



Eggs of, ready to hatch. 

 Eggs of, mostly far advanced. 

 Few ova, chiefly advanced. 

 Nearly hatching. 



>> > > 



16 (well advanced). 



1| >> !> 



70 (nearly ready to hatch). 

 Considerable number. 

 15. 



42 (nearly hatching). 

 10 (well advanced). 

 39 (nearly ready to hatch). 

 76. 



A few, nearly hatching. 

 56. 

 70. 

 30. 

 5. 



12 (almost ready to hatch). 

 24. 

 14. 

 35. 



(None in May 1895 in any Stations). 



Haddock. 



It is well-known that the egg of the haddock is closely similar to that 

 of the cod both in structure and size. The eggs of the two species largely 



