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Fish were found in 7 stomachs (3 %). They consisted of (1) long 
rough dabs, at Station II., in one in February ; and at Station IX., in 
one in August : (2) goby, at Station VIIL, in one in November : (3) 
rockling, at Station IX., in one in February ; (4) unidentified fish remains, 
at Station VI., in one in August; and at Station VIIL, in one in April 
and in one in August. 
Ctrl 'entcrates were found in 3 stomachs in February : — Pleurobraekia, at 
Station II., in one; and medusidae, at Station VI., in two, and at Station 
IX., in one. 
Whitings. 
(Gadus merlanijus.) 
Of 286 stomachs examined 121 were empty, and the contents of 8 were 
indistinguishable : 157 contained matter that could be identified. 
No Ecliinoderms were found in any of the stomachs examined. 
Annelids were found in 4 stomachs (2 %). They consisted of (1) 
Nereis, at Station IV., in one in November : (2) unidentified annelids, at 
Station VII., in one in August ; and at Station VIIL, in one in April 
and in one in May. 
Arthropods were found in 37 stomachs (37 %). They consisted of (1) 
Crangon, at Station II., in one in May and in one in July; at Station 
III., in one in April, in one in May, in one in July and in two in 
August ; at Station V., in one in May, in four in August and in one in 
March ; at Station VII., in one in November ; at Station VIII., in one in 
April, in two in May and in two in June ; and at Station IX., in one in 
June : (2) Pandahts, at Station L, in one in June and in one in August ; 
at Station III., in one in August and in two in November ; at Station V., 
in three in August ; at Station VI., in one in February ; at Station VII., 
in two in March ; and at Station IX., in one in August : (3) Nephrops, 
at Station V., in one in August ; (4) Porcellana (sp. longicornis), at 
Station VIIL, in one in August : (5) unidentified crabs, at Stations II. 
and V., in one in March : (6) unidentified amphipods, at Station IX., in 
one in May. 
Molluscs were found in 7 stomachs (4 %). They consisted of (1) 
Philine (sp. scabra), at Station IX., in two in May; (2) Octopus, at 
Station VIIL, in two in May : (3) Scrobicularia, at Station IX., in one 
in May : (4) Rossia, at Station VIIL, in one in March : (5) unidentified 
lamellibranchs, at Station VII., in one in May. 
Fish were found in 119 stomachs (75 %). They consisted of (1) 
whitings, at Station L, in one in August and in one in March ; at 
Station III., in one in November; at Station V., in two in August, in 
one in November and in one in March ; at Station VI., in one in 
November ; at Station VIIL, in one in July, in one in August and in 
one in November and at Station IX., in one in July, in one in August, and 
in two in February : (2) herrings or sprats, at Station III., in two in 
March and in one in November ; at Station V., in one in August and in 
one in November ; at Station VI., in one in August and in one in 
February; at Station VII., in one in Juue, in one in August and in five 
in November; and at Station VIIL, in two in March: (3) gobies, at 
Station III., in one in November ; at Station VII., in one in May ; and 
at Station VIIL, in one in June : (4) sand-eels, at Station V., in one in 
February ; and at Station VI., in one in June : (5) unidentified fish 
remains, at Station I., in two in April, in four in August and in one in 
March; at Station II., in one in April, in three in July and in two in 
