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Station IV. — Mid-water and bottom, 14th June 1892. 2 gadoids, 

 8 mm. ; rockling, 4*5 mm. ; all injured. 



Station VI. — Surface, 15th June 1892. 8 eggs of gurnard, embryo \ 

 to § round the yolk ; 13 eggs of rockling, embryo J round the yolk. 



Station VIII. — Surface, 21st July 1892. 16 eggs of gurnard; 8 eggs 

 of rockling ; 6 eggs (?) green cod ; 2 eggs of bib ; 4 eggs of whiting ; 

 6 eggs (?) haddock. 



Station IX. — Surface, 21st July 1892. 8 eggs of gurnard ; 3 eggs of 

 dab ; 6 eggs of rockling ; 2 eggs (?) haddock ; 2 eggs (?) green cod. 



Station V.— Surface, 22nd July 1892. 11 eggs of gurnard ; 1 egg of 

 rockling ; 5 eggs of poor-cod ; 1 egg of whiting ; 2 eggs (?) witch ; 

 2 gurnard (dried) about 30 mm. and 33 mm. 



Station VIII. — Bottom, 21st July 1892. Pleuronectid, 9 mm ; 4 

 gobies, 3 '5 to 4 mm. 



Station I. — Surface, 23rd July 1892. 2 eggs of dab ; 10 eggs of 

 rockling. 



Station VII. — Surface, 22nd July 1892. 3 eggs of gurnard; 27 eggs 

 of rockling ; 2 eggs of dab ; 1 egg of poor-cod. 



Station VII. — Bottom, 22nd July 1892. Gobies, 2*7 to 4'5 mm. 



Station III. — Bottom, 25th July 1892. Dragonet, 4*7 mm. ; numerous 

 gobies, 3*2 to 6 mm. 



Station VIII. — Surface, 13th September 1892. 3 post-larval gurnards, 

 8 to 10 mm. ; 4 clupeoids, 8 to 12 mm. ; rockling, 4*8 mm. ; 2 dragonets, 

 4*8 and 5*8 mm. 



Station IX. — Bottom, 13th September 1892. Pleuronectid, 8'5 mm., 

 eyes lateral ; gurnard, 11 mm. ; 10 gobies, 10 to 27 mm. 



Station VII. — Bottom, 14th September 1892. Gurnard, 10 mm. ; 

 4 clupeoids, 15 to 16 mm. ; 1 sand-eel, 20 mm. ; 4 pleuronectids (lemon- 

 dab, &c), 7 to 10 mm. ; 6 gobies, 4 - 5 to 11 mm. ; dragonet, 4*5 mm. 



Station IX. — Surface, 22nd December 1892. 4 large eggs, unknown, 

 possibly distended eggs of plaice. 



Station IX. — Surface, 17th January 1893. 18 large unknown eggs. 



Six Miles East of Island oi May. — Surface, 21st February 1893. 

 10 eggs of long rough dab; 2 eggs of cod; 1 egg of plaice; 2 eggs, 

 probably dilated plaice. 



'Carr.' — February 1893. 9 eggs of long rough dab; 3 eggs of 

 cod ; 29 eggs of plaice ; 7 eggs, probably plaice. 



(No Labels.) — 20 jars along with above, all February 1893. Ova 

 injured and dilated. An aggregate of about 4,400 eggs of long rough dab ; 

 230 eggs of cod ; 470 eggs of haddock ; 5,400 eggs of plaice ; and 1,400 

 eggs of doubtful form, probably dilated plaice. Most of these ova are in 

 various stages of development up to that in which the embryo extends 

 half-way round the yolk. 



East of Island of May. — Surface, 3rd April 1893. 40 eggs of cod, early 

 to almost completely round yolk ; 1 5 eggs of rockling, early to § round ; 

 215 eggs of haddock, early to ready to hatch ; 39 eggs of dab, early to 

 completely round ; 70 eggs of long rough dab, early to ready to hatch. 



Ten Miles east-south-east of Island of May. — 6 fathoms, 4th April 

 1893. 17 eggs of plaice, embryo about h round ; 113 eggs of dab and 

 flounder, embryo J round yolk ; 19 eggs of rockling, early to J round ; 24 

 eggs of long rough dab, early to ready to hatch ; 90 eggs of cod and whiting, 

 early to § round ; about 700 eggs of haddock, all stages. 



Nine Miles east-south-east of Island of May. — Surface, 4th April 

 1893. 5 eggs of plaice, embryo h round ; 440 eggs of haddock, mostly 

 advanced ; 19 eggs of rockling, early to i round yolk ; 85 eggs of cod 

 and allies, early to advanced ; 176 eggs of dab and allies, early to well 

 advanced ; 33 eggs of long rough dab, early to hatching. 



