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South Bat. — Surface, young lump-suckers 10 to 14 mm. 
Station IV. — Surface, 17th July 1891. A few eggs of gurnard; 750 
eggs, chiefly of sprat, embryo at various stages, some § round yolk; 48 
eggs of rockling, embryo at various stages ; 30 eggs of dragonet, embryo 
from early formation to § round yolk. 
Station V.— Surface, 17th July 1892. 140 eggs of gurnard ; 90-100 
eggs of sprat ; 1083 eggs of rockling, embryo § round yolk. 
Station III. — Surface, 18th July 1891. 6 eggs of gurnard ; 445 eggs, 
chiefly of sprat ; 89 eggs of rockling. 
Station V. — Bottom. Gadoids 6 to 8 mm. ; many rockling 4 mm.; 
many pleuronectids 7 mm., eyes lateral; gobies 5 mm.; pelagic egg 1-2192 
mm., embryo half round yolk. 
Station VIII. — Surface, 21st July 1891. 340 eggs of gurnard, em- 
bryo ^ to f round yolk; 714 eggs of rockling (two forms), embryo in 
most about J round yolk. 
Station VIIL— Bottom, 21st July 1891. Gobies 3*5 to 4'5 mm. ; 
Cotti 5*2 mm. ; Montagu's sucker 4*5 mm. 
Station IX. — Surface, 21st July 1891. Eggs of gurnard, embryos at 
various stages, chiefly advanced ; 209 eggs, chiefly of sprat, embryos fully 
J- round yolk ; 310 eggs of rockling, embryos about J round yolk. 
Station IX. — Bottom, 21st July 1891. Montagu's sucker 4 mm. ; 
gobies 3*2 to 4*5 mm.; pleuronectids 5 to 7 mm. 
Station V. — Surface, 22nd July 1891. Moderate collection of ova. 
Eggs of sprat, dab (?), turbot, rockling (two forms), gurnard, and larva of 
rockling (probably M. tricirrata). 
East of Inchkeith. — Surface, 28th July 1891. 17 eggs of gurnard, 
embryo about \ round yolk ; eggs of lemon-dab (?) ; 613 eggs of sprat, 
embryo ~ round yolk ; 75 eggs of rockling, embryo J to J round yolk. 
West of Island of May, Mid-Channel. — Surface, 1st haul, 31st 
July 1891. Comparatively few ova; 48 eggs of gurnard, embryo in some 
^ round yolk, rest indistinct ; 30 eggs of sprat, \ round yolk ; young 
sand-eels 9 to 11 mm. ; young clupeoids 16 mm. ; young rocklings 4 to 
5 mm. ; young goby 7 mm. ; pleuronectids 7 "5 to 10 mm. (like long-rough 
dab ?), eyes symmetrical ; 3 of rockling. 
West of Island of May, Mid-Channel. — Surface, 2nd haul, 31st 
July 1891. Comparatively few ova; 197 eggs of gurnard, embryo § 
round yolk; 63 eggs of sprat, embryo -f round yolk ; 23 eggs of rockling, 
embryo \ round yolk ; young clupeoids 8 to 11 mm. ; a larger series from 
15 to 17 mm. (probably sprats), and others 21 mm., evidently older; post- 
larval pleuronectids (lemon-dabs ?) 5 mm., with three black pigment-bars 
behind vent ; post-larval pleuronectids 10 mm. ; young rockling 4*5 mm. ; 
post-larval dragonets 4 -5 to 7 mm. 
West of Island of May, Mid-Channel. — Bottom, 1st haul, 31st July 
1891. Clupeoid 21 mm.; gobies 5 to 8 mm. ; pleuronectids 8 to 10 mm., 
eyes lateral. 
West of Island of May, Mid-Channel. — Bottom, 2nd haul, 31st July 
1891. Comparatively few ova ; 57 eggs of gurnard, embryo J to § round 
yolk ; 71 eggs of sprat, embryo from § to ~ round yolk ; 38 eggs of rock- 
ling, as before, embryo \ round yolk. 
East of Island of May. — Surface, 31st July 1891. 41 eggs of gur- 
nard, embryo § round yolk ; 35 eggs of sprat, embryo from -| to complete 
environment of yolk; a few eggs of rockling; egg "8382 mm. 
East of Island of May, 3 \ Miles. — Tow-net at 12 fathoms, 31st July 
1891. Clupeoids (sprats?) 5*5 to 9mm.; rockling (injured) 3 mm.; 
gobies 5 to 7 mm. ; pleuronectids 4*5 to 8 mm. 
Beamer to Bo'n ess.— Bottom, 3rd August 1891. Numerous young 
