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in one in June ; at Station II., in two in June ; at Station V., in two in 
June and in one in August ; and at Station IX., in one in July: (4) 
Philine (sp. scabra), at Station VII., in one in June : (5) Venus, at 
Station VII., in one in June: (6) Montacuta (sp. bidentata), at Station 
VII., in one in August : (6) unidentified gastropods, at Station IV., in 
one in June and in three in March : (7) unidentified lamellibranchs, at 
Station I., in one in May; at Station IV, in one in March; and at 
Station VII., in one in June. 
Fish were found in 9 stomachs (4 %). They consisted of (1) sand-eels, 
at Station V., in one in June (this Dab, a mature male, 7^ inches long, 
contained nine small sand-eels) ; and at Station IX. in one iu February : 
(2) herrings, at Station IV., in two in March : (3) unidentified fish 
remains, at Station I., in one in July and in one in August ; at Station 
II. , in one in June ; at Station III., in one in July ; and at Station VI., 
in one in August. Ova (probably of herring) were found at Station VI., 
in one in August. 
Sea-anemones were found at Station VI., in one in June ; and at 
Station VII., in one in August ; and unidentified zoophytes at Station 
III. , in two in July. 
Long Kough Dabs. 
( Hippoglossoides limandoides.) 
Of 376 stomachs examined 204 were empty, and the contents of 6 
were indistinguishable : 166 contained matter that could be identified. 
Echinoderms were found in 45 stomachs (27 %). They consisted of 
(1) Ophiura, at Station II., in one in June and in two in November; 
at Station IV., in two in June ; at Station V., in four in August ; at 
Station VI., in two in June and in two in November; at Station VII., 
in two in June; and at Station VIII., in three in August: (2) 
Ophioglypha (sp. albida), at Station II., in one in July and in two in 
August; at Station ID., in one in August; at Station VI., in four in 
August ; and at Station IX., in one in July : (3) Amphiura (sip.Jiliformis), 
at Station VII., in one in June and in two in August; and at Station 
VIII., in one in May : (4) Ophiopholis, at Station III., in two in July 
and in one in August : (5) Ophiothrix, at Station II., in one in August ; 
and at Station VII., in one in March : (6) unidentified sand-stars, at 
Station II., in one in April and in one in May ; at Station V., in one in 
April ; at Station VI., in one in February and in two in March ; at 
Station VII., in one iu April, in two in May and in two in March. 
Annelids were found in 21 stomachs (12 %). They consisted of (1) 
Sabella, at Station VIII., in one in August ; and at Station IX., in one 
in July : (2) Sipunculus, at Station VII., in one in August ; and at 
Station IX., in one in July : (3) Pectenaria, at Station IX., in one in 
July : (4) JEcJtiuruSy at Station VIII., in one in June : (5) unidentified 
annelids, at Station I., in one in May and in two in June ; at Station II., 
in two in May ; at Station V., in one in August ; at Station VII., in one 
iu May ; at Station VIII., in two in June ; and at Station IX., iu one 
in April, in four in May, in one in June and in one in March. 
Arthropods were found in 62 stomachs (37 %). They consisted of (I) 
Grangon, at Station I., in two in April, in one in May, in three in 
November and in one in March; at Station II., in one in April; at 
Station III., in one in April, in one in May and in one in March ; at 
Station IV., in one in November ; at Station V., in two in May, in one 
in June, in three in August and in one in November ; at Station VI. in 
