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II. MORAY FIRTH. 



Station IV. — Surface, 2nd September 1892. 19 eggs of rockling, 

 embryo about § round yolk ; 1 egg of gurnard, embryo over J round ; 

 1 unknown egg (13*5, Ross), yolk marked off from envelope. 



Station V. — Surface, 2nd September 1892. Clupeoid, 16 mm.; 

 pleuronectid, 11 mm. 



Station V. — Bottom, 2nd September 1892. 2 Clupeoids (herrings), 

 7-5 and 13 mm. ; pleuronectid, 6*5 mm. ; dragonet, 6 - 5 mm. ; rockling, 

 4*6 mm. 



Station VI. — Bottom, 2nd September 1892. Clupeoid (herring). 

 11*5 mm. ; pleuronectid, 8*5 mm. ; 2 post-larval gurnards, injured, 

 32-42 mm. 



Station I. — Surface, 29th April 1893. 127 eggs of dab, embryo 

 about | round ; 6 eggs of long rough dab, one early, rest ready for 

 hatching ; 150 eggs of cod and green cod, embryo \ to f round ; 55 eggs 

 of (?) poor-cod; 43 eggs of (?) lemon dab, embryo over J round; 150 

 eggs of rockling, J round ; 1 egg of brill, embryo f round ; 4 eggs of 

 haddock, early to J round; 11 eggs of gurnard, embryo scarce'y half 

 round ; 4 eggs of turbot, embryo J round. 



Station I. — Surface, 29th April 1893. Gadoids (?), 4-5 mm. 



Station V. — Surface, 2nd May 1893. 3 eggs of haddock, early; 

 14 eggs of turbot, embryo J to J round ; 37 eggs of flounder, early ; 

 81 eggs of green cod at early stages to embryo § round yolk ; 70 eggs of 

 dab, early; 130 eggs of cod and allies, mostly early; 104 eggs of (?) 

 lemon dab, early ; 135 eggs of rockling, early to J round ; 106 (?) poor- 

 cod and whiting, more than J round. 



Station IV. — Surface, 2nd May 1893. About 100 eggs of rockling, 

 embryo about J ; about 130 eggs of cod, about to hatch; 2 eggs of sprat, 

 early; 2 eggs of whiting, early; 25 eggs of (?) flounder; 2 eggs of 

 plaice, ready to hatch ; 3 eggs of long rough dab, ready to hatch ; 36 eggs 

 of pleuronectid," (?) lemon dab or witch, advanced ; 30 eggs of (?) 

 whiting ; 2 eggs of gurnard, early ; 83 eggs of dab, early to embryo {, 

 round ; 2 eggs of (?) green cod. 



Station IV. — Bottom, 2nd May 1893. Gunnel; 10 young sand-eeb, 



8 to 20 mm. ; numerous young gadoids, 4*5 to 8 mm ; numerous 

 pleuronectids (mostly long rough dabs), 5 to 10 mm. 



Station V. — Bottom, 2nd May 1893. 7 sand-eels, 13-17 mm. ; 

 numerous gadoids, 4 to 5*5 mm. ; numerous pleuronectids, 4*3 to 10 mm. 



Station II.— Bottom, 3rd May 1893. Gunnel, 27 mm. ; gadoid in 

 medusa; numerous gadoids (chiefly cod), 4 5 mm.; pleuronectid (long 

 rough dab), 6*5 to 11 '5 mm. (eyes in most lateral); Montague's sucker, 

 3*5 mm. 



Station III. — Bottom, 3rd May 1893. Numerous gadoids, 4-5 to 



9 mm. ; pleuronectids, 5 to 6 mm. ; young sand-eel, 7 mm. 



Station III. — Surface, 5th May 1893. 25 eggs of poor-cod and 

 whiting, ^ to advanced ; 8 eggs of plaice, mostly advanced ; 8 eggs of 

 (?) haddock, various stages ; 55 eggs of (?) flounder, embryo J round 

 to advanced ; 1 egg of ling, nearly | round ; 68 eggs of gurnard, embryo 

 \ round ; 1 egg of dab, embryo J round ; 2 eggs of (?) poor-cod, over 

 J round ; 3 eggs of (?) cod ; 52 eggs of (?) bib, embryo | to f round ; 

 14 eggs of lemou dab, embryo about \. 



Station VII. — Surface, 8th May 1893. 2 eggs of plaice, advanced ; 

 30 eggs of gurnard, embryo mostly about -| round ; 2 eggs of rockling, 

 embryo § round ; 9 eggs of (?) green cod, embryo about J ; 7 eggs of 



