of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 307 
gobies 5 to 21 mm. ; young dragonet 4 mm. In former days the 'great' 
lines were used in this region for cod, which pursued the herrings up the 
Forth. 
Annat to Alloa. — Bottom, 3rd August 1891. Young gobies 3'8 to 
18 mm. Sagitta?, Mysida 1 , and other forms occur in great numbers. 
Elie to Ckail. — Surface, 4th August 1891. Comparatively small col- 
lection of ova. About 95 eggs of gurnard and allies, embryo round 
yolk; 141 eggs of sprat, embryo J round yolk; 222 eggs of rockling, 
embryo |- to complete environment of yolk. 
Elie to Crail. — Bottom, 4th August 1891. Post-larval pleuronectids 
5*5 to 8 mm. (dabs ?) ; rockling 3 - 5 to 4 mm. ; gobies 4*5 to 7 mm. ; ten- 
tacle of medusa (Cyanea ?). 
Station VII. — Surface, Gth August 1891. 84 eggs of gurnard, em- 
bryo f round and completely round yolk ; 35 eggs of sprat, embryo I to 
f round yolk ; 267 eggs of rockling (two forms), embryo f round yolk. 
Station VII.— Bottom, Gth August 1891. Gobies 3 to 6 mm. ; 2 
sand-eels 6*5 mm.; 2 pleuronectids 5*5 mm.; rockling 5*2 mm., with 
silvery abdomen and long ventrals. 
Station I. — ? Surface, 14th August 1891. Small collection of ova; 3 
eggs of gurnard, embryo about \ round yolk ; 68 eggs, chiefly of sprat, 
embryo about § round yolk ; 102 eggs of rockling, embryo cabout \ round 
yolk. 
Station I. — Bottom, 14th August 1891. 30 gobies 3*2 to 8*5 mm. ; 
1 near the foregoing (?) 5 mm. ; 4 pleuronectids 5 to 6 mm. ; 1 post- 
larval dragonet 5*5 mm. ; 1 Montagu's (?) sucker 4 mm. 
Station III. — Surface, 17th August 1891. Very small collection of 
ova ; 4 eggs of gurnard ; 1 egg of sprat ; 1 egg of rockling. 
Station VII. — Bottom, 17th August 1891. 11 gobies 3*3 to 5*5 mm.; 
9 pleuronectids 4 to 9*5 mm., latter with eyes symmetrical in one, and 
another with left eye appearing on ridge ; Montagu's (?) sucker 4*5 to 
6 mm. 
Station V. — Surface, 18th August 1891. Similar number of ova to 
the foregoing ; eggs of gurnard, embryo fully \ round yolk ; eggs 
of sprat, embryo about f round yolk. 
Station V. — Bottom, 18th August 1891. Post-larval pleuronectids 8*8 
mm. ; gobies 4 to 9 mm. ; Montagu's sucker 4 mm. 
Station VIII. — Bottom, 18th August 1891. 4 gobies 4 to 9 mm. ; 1 
Montagu's sucker 4*5 mm. ; 1 pleuronectid 7*5 mm. 
Station IXr-^Surface, 19 th August 1891. Very few ova. Seven eggs 
of gurnard, embryo encircling yolk, and in some nearly ready to hatch ; 5 
eggs of sprat embryos, half round ; 21 eggs of rockling, embryos from |ths 
round to completely round yolk. 
Station VI. — Bottom, 19th August 1891. Four post-larval pleuro- 
nectids, 4*5 to 8*5 mm., youngest boldly pigmented ; 24 gobies, 4*5 to 8*5 
mm. 
Off Elie, near Mid-Channel. Tow-net at 12 fathoms, 21st August 
1891. Seven post-larval pleuronectids, 4'5 mm. (with notochordal whip) to 
6*5 mm., with the right eye just visible on the ridge, and probably in- 
cluding dabs, lemon-dab, and a sinistral form; 2 young rocklings, 3*5 to 
4 mm. ; 4 gobies, 5 '5 to 6 mm. ; dragonets, 3 to 6 mm. 
Station V. — Bottom, 1st October 1891. Young whiting, 19 mm. ; 
clupeoids, 15 to 18 mm. ; young gobies, 6 to 16 mm. ; bimaculated suckers, 
7 to 10 mm. ; Cotti, 3*5 to 8*5 mm. ; dragonet, 5*5 mm. ; lemon-dab, 
10*5 mm. 
Between Stations III. and IV., Cross-Section. — Bottom, 7th October 
1891. Young clupeoids (herrings), 14 to 19 mm. 
