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early stage to ready to hatch ; 30 of dab (with a few of flounder), from 
early stage to f round yolk. 
Station IV. — Bottom, 15th April 1892. Larval sand-eels, with yolk- 
sac, 4'5 mm., and others to 12 mm. ; young armed bullheads, 6*2 mm. ; 
young Montagu's sucker, 3*5 mm. ; young Cotti, 6 mm. 
Station V. — Surface, 15th April 1892. Considerable number of eggs 
of haddock, embryo at stages from \ round to stage with coloured eyes and 
body — almost ready to hatch ; a few eggs of cod at similar stages ; very few 
eggs of rockling, embryo J to § round yolk; 31 eggs of long-rough dab, 
from embryo with tail not free from yolk, to others ready to hatch ; 2 
eggs of plaice far advanced (tail touching head) ; a small number of eggs 
of dab, embryo J to § round yolk. 
Station V. — Bottom, 15th April 1892. Many young sand-eels, from 
larval stage with oil-globule in yolk, 4*5 mm., to older forms, 10 mm. ; a 
few clupeoids, 7 mm. ; young armed bullheads, 5*8 to 8 mm. 
Station IV.— Surface, 20th April 1892. Small collection. About 25 
eggs of haddock, embryo from J to f round yolk ; about same number of 
eggs of cod, embryo J to f round yolk ; about 25 eggs of long-rough 
dab, showing embryos just formed, only one with long tail ; eggs of dab 
(about 30), embryo § round yolk ; a few eggs of sprat, and a large 
number of rocklings (two species), chiefly early embryos — others J round 
yolk. 
Station IV. — Bottom, 20th April 1892. Clupeoids 7*5 mm., no yolk- 
sac, others 8*5 mm. with yolk-sac, and 9*2 mm. with trace of yolk-sac. 
Station IV. — Surface, 12th May 1892. Eleven eggs of gurnard, embryo 
about half round the yolk; 6 eggs near haddock (1*219 mm.), embryo 
advanced, with pigment, and nearly ready to hatch ; 3 eggs near poor- 
cod; 1 egg of turbot (?), embryo half round the yolk; 16 eggs of sprat, 
embryo from J to 24, round yolk ; 20 eggs of dab, embryo \ to § round 
yolk; 19 eggs of rockling, (2 species) embryo from \ to § round yolk; 
2 large eggs of rockling. 
Station V. — Surface, 12th May 1892. Three eggs of gurnard, embryo 
\ to f round yolk ; 30 eggs near haddock, embryo nearly ready to 
hatch ; 8 eggs of lemon-dab, embryo nearly ready to hatch ; 43 eggs 
near cod and bib, embryo from \ round yolk to nearly ready 
to hatch ; 8 eggs of dab, embryo J to f round yolk ; 26 eggs of rock- 
ling — 2 species as before — embryo from \ round yolk to nearly ready 
to hatch. 
Station I. — Surface, 13th May 1892. Eight eggs of gurnard; 4 eggs 
near haddock, embryo nearly ready to hatch ; 1 9 eggs chiefly of sprat, 
embryo advanced ; 2 eggs near topknot, embryo half round yolk ; 9 
eggs of dab, embryo J to § , round yolk ; 5 eggs of rockling (larger size, 
•6858 mm.), and 8 eggs of rockling, "6096 mm. to '6477 mm., embryos 
from \ round yolk to later richly-pigmented stage. 
Stations II. and III. — Surface, 13th May 1892. Two eggs of gurnard ; 
1 egg near topknot; 3 eggs, *9906 mm., embryo § round yolk; 
14 eggs like small dab, embryo \ round yolk — same form was abundant in 
June, -762 mm. when living ; 5 eggs of dab, embryo about § round yolk 
where visible. Fourteen eggs of rockling — 2 species as before — embryo 
from \ round yolk to nearly ready to hatch. 
