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Part III. — Tenth Annual Report 
Between the Island of May and the Bass Rock. — Bottom, 8th 
October 1891. Young clupeoids (herrings), 17 to 22*5 mm. ; greater pipe- 
fish, 47 mm. ; young goby, 12 mm. 
Near Mikra Stone. — Bottom? New stationary net, 10th October 
1891. Young dab, 12 mm. ; and Ammotrypane aulogaster, a sand and 
mud-loving annelid. 
Oxcar to 'Roost,' near Inchkeith. — Bottom, 15th October 1891 
Clupeoids (herrings), 17 mm. ; rockling, 3 '8 mm.; unknown form near 
Cottus, 6 mm. (eyes larger than in Callionymus). 
From N. round by E. to S. End of Inchkeith. — Bottom, 15th 
October 1891. Clupeoids (herrings), 16 to 17 mm. ; rocklings, 3*6 to 
6 mm. 
Station III— Bottom, 19th October 1891. Young clupeoids, 18-22 
mm. ; gobies, 8 to 18 mm. ; Cotti, 5 to 8 mm. Mingled with an enormous 
quantity of Sagittse. 
Station VIIL— Bottom, 25th October 1891. Clupeoids, 21-22 mm. j 
lemon-dab (?), 15 mm., left eye on ridge; gobies, 7-16 mm. ; dragonets, 
4*8 to 7-8 mm. 
Vicinity of Inchkeith. — Surface, 27th October 1891. Young rock- 
lings (Couch's mackerel midge), 29*3 to 40 mm. ; clupeoids (herring ?), 17 
to 21 mm. 
Largo Bay. — Dredged 29th October 1891. Young grey gurnard, 29 
mm., brightly coloured. 
East of Inchkeith. — Bottom (10-12 fathoms), 2nd October 1891. 
Clupeoids (herrings?), 22-25 mm. ; rockling, 35 mm. 
Off Elte. — Surface, 2nd November 1891. Rocklings, 31-5 to 38 mm. 
Off Elie. — Net at 15 fathoms, 2nd November 1891. Clupeoids 
(herring?), 21 to 29 mm. ; pleuronectid (dab?), 14 mm., eye on ridge; 
dragonet, 6 mm. 
Off Car Craig. — Side tow-net, 2nd December 1891. Young dab, 17 
mm., eyes on left side. 
Close Inshore, near Culross. — New bottom-net, 2nd December 1891. 
Sprats, 36*5 to 39 mm. ; gobies, 17 to 20 mm. 
Sandside. — Bottom, 16th December 1891. Gobies, 13 to 42 mm. 
Sandside. — Surface, 16th December 1891. Young eel, 66 mm. 
Station IX. — Surface, 14th January 1892. 3 eggs of long-rough 
dab ; embryonic 1 with optic capsules well formed, others earlier. 
Station II. — Bottom, 19th January 1892. Young dabs, 15 to 18 
mm. ; sprats, 43 to 57 mm. ; gunnel, 82 mm. 
Station I. — Bottom, 18th February 1892. 2 post-larval Montagu's 
suckers, 4*5 mm. 
Station II. — Surface, 18th February 1892. Single egg of long-rough 
dab, embryo not yet outlined. 
Station II.— ? Bottom, 10th March 1892. 9 eggs of dab. 
Station IV. — Bottom, 12th March 1892. Larval Montagu's sucker, 
4 mm. 
Station VII. — Surface, 14th March 1892. 1 egg of plaice, embryo 
fths round yolk, and with pigment ; 4 eggs of long-rough dab, embryo 
half round yolk in 2, another just outlined, and on the fourth (the 
smallest egg), blastoderm had only begun to extend over yolk ; 1 egg of 
haddock. 
Station VI. — Bottom, 16th March 1892. Young sand-eel, 5*5 mm.; 
3 Montagu's suckers, 5 mm. 
Station VIII. — Surface, 16th March 1892. 99 eggs of plaice, appar- 
ently at an early stage, but their condition was unsatisfactory; 464 eggs 
of haddock ; 45 eggs of cod ; 71 of long-rough dab ; 13 eggs of dab. 
