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ling, early to \ round ; 1 egg of dragouct, advanced ; 10 eggs of dab, 

 various stages ; 34 eggs of lemon dab, various stages ; 3 eggs of sprat, 

 embryo about h round. 



IV. ST ANDREWS BAY. 



Station III. — Bottom, 13th January 1893. 2 eggs of rockling ; 17 

 eggs of turbot. 



Stations I., II., and IV. — Surface, 8th March 1893. 21 eggs of dab; 



1 egg of haddock. 



Station I., II., and IV. — Bottom, 8th March 1893. 6 eggs of dab ; 



2 eggs of whiting, little more than J round ; 2 eggs of plaice ; 1 egg of 

 long rough dab ; 1 egg of haddock. 



Station 1 — Surface, 23rd March 1893. — 2 eggs of long rough dab ; 



3 eggs of flounder, early ; 12 eggs of dab ; 1 egg of rockling. Numerous 

 sand-eels, 3 A (/out, post-larval. 



— . Surface, 28th March 1893. 1 egg of solenette, early stage ; about 

 100 eggs of dab, with a few eggs of flounder, embryo in some more 

 than J round ; 21 eggs of rockling, early stages ; 10 eggs of long rough 

 dab, on point of hatching ; 6 eggs of haddock, embryo about -| round 

 yolk; 2 eggs of cod, about same stage. 



— . Surface, 14th April 1893. 2 eggs of rockling, embryo f round 

 yolk ; 8 eggs of dab, 5- round yolk ; 1 egg of haddock, \ round yolk ; 1 

 egg of cod, early stage. 



— . Surface, 18th April 1893. 5 eggs of rockling, J round yolk; 

 3 eggs of dab, about \ round ; 4 eggs of whiting, \ round yolk; 4 eggs of 

 cod, \ round ; 2 eggs of haddock, \ round ; 1 egg of long rough dab, 

 embryo f round yolk. 



— . Surface, 25th April 1893. A few ova of dab, flounder, and 

 rockling. 



— . Surface, 26th April 1893. 1 egg of gurnard ; 1 egg of rockling; 



5 eggs of dab ; 1 egg of sprat ; 2 eggs of whiting ; 1 egg of flounder. 



— . Surface, 1st May 1893. 1 egg of gurnard ; 1 egg of sprat; 7 

 eggs of rockling ; post-larval sand-eels ; 1 Cottus and 1 Montagu's 

 sucker. 



— . Surface, 10th May 1893. 2 eggs of gurnard; 3 eggs of dab; 



6 eggs of sprat ; 2 eggs of whiting, embryo well advanced ; 1 egg of 

 rockling, embryo '4 round. 



— . Surface, 16th May 1893. 2 eggs of gurnard ; 4 eggs of whiting, 

 advanced ; 3 eggs of rockling ; 3 eggs of sprat ; 1 egg of sole, early. 



— . Surface, 26th May 1893. 1 egg of sole, early stage; 2 eggs of 

 dab, J round yolk ; 1 egg of sprat ; 1 egg of flounder ; 3 eggs of whiting, 

 about f round. 



Station VII. — Surface, 7th June 1893. 8 rocklings, 5-10 mm. ; 2 

 Cotti, 9 mm. 



Station I. — Surface, 9th June 1893. 46 eggs of gurnard, embryo 

 about J; 55 eggs of dab, | to advanced; 10 eggs of sprat, early to 

 embryo, J round. 



Station II. — Surface, 9th June 1893. About 50 eggs of gurnard, 

 embryo about J round ; 42 eggs of flounder and dab, about -J round ; 

 a few eggs of rockling, advanced ; 3 eggs of turbot, embryo about J ; 

 15 eggs of sprat, embryo more than § round. 



Station III. — Surface, 9th June 1893. Very few ova, mostly advanced 

 gurnard and dab. 



Station III. — Bottom, 9th June 1893. A few dead ova ; 5 eggs of 

 gurnard ; 6 eggs of dab and flounder. 



Station IV. — Surface, 9th June 1893. 15 eggs of gurnard, mostly 



