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Station IV., in one in June : (2) unidentified fish, at Station V., in one 
in August ; and at Station VI., in two in May and in one in August. 
Sea-anemones were found at Station IV., in one in August and at 
Station IX., in one in June. 
Common Dabs. 
(Pleuronectes Umanda). 
Of 315 stomachs examined 125 were empty, and the contents of 9 w T ere 
indistinguishable : 181 contained matter that could be identified. 
Echinoderms were found in 34 stomachs (18 %). They consisted of (1) 
OpMura (sp. albida), at Station II., in one in March ; and at Station IV., 
in three in June ; at Station V., in three in August ; at Station VI., in one 
in June and in one in March ; and at Station VII., in one in March : (2) 
Amphiura filiformis, at Station V., in two in August; at- Station VII., 
in two in May, in one in June, and in three in August ; and at Station 
VIII., in one in August ; (3) unidentified sand-stars, at Station I., in one 
in May ; at Station III., in one in July ; at Station VI., in one in April 
and in one in February ; and at Station VII., in two in May : (4) 
Ophioglypha, at Station II., in one in August ; and at Station VI., in five 
in August : (5) holothurians, at Station VII., in two in May : (6) Ophio- 
thrix, at Station II., in one in March. 
Annelids were found in 32 stomachs (17 %). They cousisted of (1) 
Sipunculus, at Station I., in three in June; at Station II., in two in 
June and in one in July ; and at Station VII., in three in August : (2) 
Sabella, at Station II., in one in July ; at Station IV., in one in March ; 
at Station V., in two in June ; and at Station IX., in one in August : 
(3) Polynde, at Station VI., in one in August ; at Station VII. , in one in 
August; and at Station IX., in one in August : (4) Terebella, at Station 
VII., in one in June: (5) Priapulus, at Station II., in one in August: 
(6) unidentified annelids, at Station I., in one in June and in one in 
March; at Station IV., in two in April; at Station V., in two in June ; 
at Station VI., in one in May and in one in June ; at Station VIII., in 
one in August ; and at Station IX., in two in April and in one in 
August. 
Arthropods were found in 82 stomachs (45 %). They consisted of (1) 
Portunus, at Station IV., in four in August ; at Station VI., in one in 
August ; and at Station IX., in one in July : (2) Crangon, at Stations VI. 
and VII., in one in May : (3) Hyas, at Station II., in one in July : (4) 
hermit-crabs (chiefly Eupagurus bernhardas and Imvis) in 73 stomachs. 
The proportion of the stomachs containing hermit-crabs to those contain- 
ing distinguishable matter at the various Stations is as follows : — Station 
I, 15 of 25 ; II., 8 of 16 ; III., 8 of 13 ; IV., 6 of 26 ; V., 11 of 20 ; 
VI., 6 of 21 ; VIL, 4 of 26 ; VIII., 6 of 8 ; IX., 8 of 18. The propor- 
tion during the various months was — April, 6 of J6; May, 4 of 17 : 
June, 11 of 31; July, 16 of 42; August, 10 of 25; November, 13 
of 16 ; February, 1 of 3 ; March, 11 of 23. 
Molluscs were found in 44 stomachs (24 %). They consisted of (1) 
Solen, at Station II., in two iu July, in one in August and in one in 
March ; at Station III., in one in July ; at Stations IV., VI., and VII., 
in two in April; and at Station IX., in one in June: (2) Pecten, at 
Station I., in one in March ; at Station III., in one in August and in one 
in March ; at Station IV., in three in November and in four in March ; 
at Station VI., in two in August and in two in March ; and at Station 
VIL, in two in May : (3) Scrobictdaria, at Station I., in one in May and 
