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Pari III. — Fifteenth Annual Report 



Table VIII. — Eogs of Gurnard — continue !. 



May 2»5, 1891. Station IV., . 



„ 26, „ „ V., . . . 



„ 27, „ „ VII., . . 



,, 27, 1892. Cross-section II. (South), 



,, 27, 1893. Station I., . 



„ 27, 1892. Cross-section II. (North), 



„ 27, ,, ,, (South), 



2S, 1S95. Station VII., 



„ 28, „ „ VIII., 



„ 28, „ „ IX., . . . 



,, 28, 1891. ,, V., . 



„ 29, „ „ IX. : . . . 



,, 29, 1895. ,, V., . 



„ 29, „ „ VI 



,, 30, 1S92. Cross-section I. (North), 



>j 30, ,, I., 



,, 30, 1893. Station VIII., 



„ 30, „ „ V., . . . 



,, 31, 1892. Cross-section III. (North), 



,, 31, „ ,, 111. (South). 



31, 1893. Station II., . 

 31, „ „ VI., . 



,, 31, 1895. ,, II 



June 1, 1893. Cross-section III. (North), 



,, 2, ,, Station IX., . 



,, 2, 1892. W. of Eyeborough, 



,, 4, , y E. of Inchkeith, 



,, 4, ,, ,, (8 fathoms) 



4, ,, ,, (bottom), 



,, 8, 1891. Station I 



,, 9, 1892. ,, VIII., 



,, 9, 1891. May Island, . 



,, 9, ,, Around May Island, 



„ 9, ., W. of May Island, 



,, 10, 1892. Station IX., '. 



„ 11, 1891. „ I., . 



,, 11, ,, Vicinity of Station I., . 



,, 12, ,, Station II., . 



,, 13, 1892. ,, V., . 



„ 13, „ „ II., . . . 



,, 14, 1893. „ IX., . 



,, 15, ,, ,, I., 



,, 15, 1892. ,, VI., . 



,, 19, 1893. ,, VI., . 



,, 22, ,, Cross-section III. (South). 



„ 22, 1891. Station I., . 



,, 28, 1893. „ II., . 



July 8, 1891. Largo Bay, . 



,, 8, ,, Kirkcaldy Bay, 



,, 9, ,, Station V., . 

 9 V 



» 9, „ V., . . . 



9, ,, Fidra to Cockenzie. 



„ 21, 1892. Station VIII., 



„ 22, „ „ IX 



n 22, ,, ,, V., 



22, „ „ VII., . . 



Aug. 29, 1895. ,, V., . 



,, 29, ,, ,, A I., . 



A few. 

 Eggs of. 

 Many eggs of. 

 9. 



6 (advanced). 



80. 



8. 



125. 



16. 



27. 



Considerable number. 

 Great number. 

 22. 

 2. . 



28 (advanced). 



50 (very advanced). 

 15 (advanced). 

 3 (advanced). 

 22. 



19 (advanced). 



1 (early). 



6 (advanced). 

 252. 



5 (early). 

 300 (various). 

 2. 



30 (advanced). 



30. 



27. 



29 (fairly advanced). 

 21. 



45. 



Many. 



45. 

 24. 



65 (fairly advanced). 

 23. 



3 (advanced). 

 1 3 (very advanced). 

 12 (advanced). 

 5 (early to later). 

 8 (advanced). 



10 (early to advanced). 



2 (early). 



148 (advanced). 



73. 



34. 



20 (advanced). 



73 (very advanced). 



11 (very advanced). 

 531 (bottom). 



48 (advanced). 

 16. 



11. 



3. 



3. 



Grey Gurnard. 



The record of the eggs of the gurnard extends from April 5th to 

 August 29th, and includes the months of April, May, June, July, and 

 August. We ■ might from this state that the spawning-period is 

 from the first week of April to the second week of August, inclusive. 



