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egg of turbot ; about 100 eggs of lemon dab (?) ; 93 eggs of poor-cod, 

 whiting, and sprat ; 2 eggs of dab, early. 



Station IV.— Bottom, 11th May 1893. Gadoid, 7 mm. 



Station VI. — Surface, 11th May 1893. 8 eggs of long rough dab, 

 embryo | round ; 48 eggs of gurnard, early to embryo \ round ; 9 eggs 

 of lemon dab, embryo mostly \ round ; 29 eggs of cod and allies, early to 

 embryo \ round ; 1 egg of dab, advanced ; 3 eggs of sprat, early to \ ; 1 

 egg of poor-cod, embryo J round. 



Station VI. — Bottom, 11th May 1893. Plaice, 8*5 to 11 mm. ; post- 

 larval fish, with pigment on head, dorsally and over abdomen (hake ?). 



III. FIRTH OF FORTH AND OFF THE ISLAND OF MAY. 



Station VII. — Surface, 2nd May 1892. 18 eggs of cod; 56 eggs- of 

 haddock ; 1 5 eggs of rockling ; 2 eggs of gurnard. 



Station VII. — Bottom, 2nd May 1892. 1 egg of turbot; 7 eggs of 

 dab; 26 eggs of rockling; 21 eggs of poor cod and whiting; 3 eggs of 

 plaice; 25 eggs of (?) bib; 16 eggs of (?) lemon dab; 1 egg of long 

 rough dab. 



Station VIL— Bottom, 2nd May 1892. 2 sand-eels, 10-5 mm.; 2 

 Montague's suckers, 4 -5 and 7 '5 mm. 



Station V. — Surface, 2nd May 1892. 70 eggs of haddock ; 6 eggs of 

 cod ; 25 eggs of whiting and poor cod ; 97 eggs of rockling ; 7 eggs of 

 plaice. 



Station IX. — Surface, 6th May 1892. 1 egg of long rough dab, nearly 

 at hatching stage; 3 eggs of plaice; 10 eggs of gurnard, embryo % round 

 the yolk-sac ; 17 eggs of rockling ; 30 eggs of cod ; 69 eggs of bib ; 29 

 eggs of haddock. 



Station IX. — Bottom, 6th May 1892. 2 eggs of plaice; 9 eggs of 

 cod ; 1 egg of haddock ; 10 eggs of green cod ; 12 eggs of bib ; 6 eggs of 

 rockling ; 7 eggs of gurnard, embryo § round yolk. 



Station VIII. — Surface, 9th May 1892. 15 eggs of long rough dab-; 

 41 eggs of gurnard ; 57 eggs of rockling ; 3 eggs of whiting; 108 eggs of 

 cod and allies ; 43 eggs (?) green cod ; 36 eggs of poor-cod and whiting. 



Station VIII. — Bottom, 9th May 1892. 13 eggs of gurnard ; 2 eggs 

 of ling; 28 eggs of rockling, embryo § round yolk ; 46 eggs of .cod and 

 allies ; 5 eggs of haddock ; 26 eggs (?) green cod ; 27 eggs of poor-cod 

 and whiting. 



Station IX. — Surface, 25th May 1892. 17 eggs of rockling, embryo 

 § round yolk ; 77 eggs of gurnard ; 24 eggs of haddock ; 20 eggs of dab ; 

 embryo completely round yolk. 



Liston Bank. — Surface, 26th May 1892. -94 eggs of whiting; 21 

 eggs of dab ; 14 eggs of haddock ; 29 eggs of gurnard ; 38 eggs of 

 rockling. 



Liston Bank and Island of May.— Surface, 26th May 1892. I egg 

 of topknot ; 117 eggs of gurnard and allies ; 8 eggs of rockling. 



West of Liston Bank. — Surface, 26th May 1892. 32 eggs of rockling ; 

 6 eggs of dab ; 129 eggs of gurnard and allies ; 35 eggs of haddock ; 90 

 eggs of whiting. 



Cross-Section II., South Half. — Surface, 27th May 1892. 52 eggs 

 of rockling ; abundance of eggs of sprat and whiting ; 9 eggs of gurnard ; 

 29 eggs of dab ; 3 eggs of bib. 



Cross-Section II., North Half. — Surface, 27th May 1892. 71 eggs 

 of gurnard ; 31 eggs of rockling ; 171 eggs of sprat ; 50 eggs of brill and 

 allies. 



