234 Part III. — Eighth Annual Report 
sand-eels (Ammodytes), and were found in one in May, in four in August, 
and in one in November. 
An Anemone was found at Station IV., in one in June. 
Lemon Soles. 
{Pleuronectes microcephalics. ) 
Of 239 stomachs examined 52 were empty, and the contents of 32 
were indistinguishable : 155 contained matter that could be identified. 
Echinoderms were found in 10 stomachs (6 %). They consisted of (1) 
Ifnhitkuria, at Station VII., in one in May and in one in August : (2) 
Ophiura albida, at Station IV., in one in June : (3) Ophiothrix rosula, at 
Station III., in one in August: (4) unidentified sand-stars, at Station I., 
in one in April; at Station IV., in one in August; and at Station VII., 
in two in May and in two in June. 
Annelids were found in 105 stomachs (67 %). They consisted of (1) 
Sabella, at Station I., in one in June and in two in March ; at Station II., 
in one in June and in three in July ; at Station III., in two in August ; 
at Station IV., in one in August ; at Station V., in three in July and in 
five in August ; at Station VI., in seven in August ; at Station VIIL, in 
one in August; and at Station IX., in two in June, in one in July and 
in two in November : (2) Sipuneidus, at Station II., in three in July ; 
and at Station V., in one in August : (3) Priaptdus, at Station II., in one 
in June: (4) Nereis, at Station III., in one in July. 68 stomachs 
contained annelids that could not be identified. The proportion of the 
stomachs in which annelids were found to the total number of stomachs 
containing distinguishable matter at the various stations is as follows : — 
Station I., 10 of 21 ; II., 11 of 19 ; III., 19 of 29 ; IV., 4 of 9 ; V., 23 
of 25; VI., 14 of 19; VII,, 5 of 11; VIIL, 3 of 6 ; IX., 11 of 17. 
The proportion during the various months at all the stations was — April, 
15 of 18 ; May, 13 of 20 ; June, 23 of 32 ; July, 17 of 29 ; August, 16 
of 38; November, 6 of 7 ; March, 10 of 12. Linens bilineatus was 
found at Station V., in one in August. 
Arthropods were found in 43 stomachs (27 %). They consisted of (1) 
hermit-crabs (chiefly Eupagurus bernhardus and laevis), at Station I., in four 
in August and in two in March ; at Station II., in one in April, in three 
in July and in five in August ; at Station III., in two in June, in one in 
August and in one in March ; at Station V., in four in August and in one 
in March ; at Station VI., in two in May and in one in August ;"«t 
Station VIL, in one in April, in one in May and in one in March ; at 
Station VIIL, in one in July, in two in August and in one in November; 
and at Station IX., in one in May and in one in June: (2) unidentified 
amphipods, at Station VIIL, in one in May : (3) Porcellana, at Stations 
I. and III., in one in June : (4) Portunus corrugatus, at Stations I. and 
II. , in one in July ; and at Station III., in one in August : (5) Crangon, 
at Station IX., in one in November : (6) Galathea, at Station V., in one 
in June. 
Molluscs were found in 12 stomachs (7 %). They consisted of (1) 
unidentified lamellibranchs, at Station III., in one in July; and at 
Station VI., in one in May and in three in August : (2) Solen, at 
Station VI., in one in April : (3) Scrobicidaria, at Station L, in one in 
May : (4) Chiton, at Station IX., in one in November : (5) unidentified 
gastropods, at Station V., in one in August. 
Ascidians were found at Station VI., in one in August. 
Fish were found in 5 stomachs (3 %). They consisted of (1) gobies, at 
