of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 
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Sdbella, at Station IV., in two in September, in one in December, and in 
two in February : (2) Friapulus, a^t Station III., in one in September ; 
at Station V., in one in February ; at Station VI., in one in July ; and at 
Station VII., in one in July : (3) Aphrodite^ at Station II., in one in 
October ; and at Station V., in one in November : (4) Nereis^ at Station 
IV., in one in February. A planarian was found at Station IX., in one 
in December. Unidentified annelids were found in 86 stomachs, viz. — at 
Station I., in six in July, in one in November, and in one in February ] 
at Station II., in five in February ; at Station III., in six in J uly, in four 
in September, in seven in October, in one in November, and in three in 
February; at Station IV., in one in July, in one in September, in six in 
November, in one in December, and in three in February ; at Station V., 
in four in July, in three in October, in five in November, and in four in 
February ; at Station VI., in one in September and in one in February ; 
at Station VII., in one in July, in two in September, in five in October, 
in one in November, and in two in February ] at Station VIII., in three 
in July, in two in September, and in two in October ] at Station IX., in 
one in July, in one in September, in one in October, and in one in 
December. 
Arthropods were found in 7 stomachs (4 %). They consisted of (1) 
Portunus, at Station IV., in one in July, in one in November, and in one 
in February : (2) Hyas (sp. coardatus), at Station IV., in one in July : 
(3) Porcellana (sp. longicornis), at Station IV., in one in July : (4) Am- 
pelisca, at Station III., in one October : (5) unidentified amphipods, at 
Station VI., in one in September. 
Molluscs were found in 77 stomachs (45 %). They consisted of (1) 
Scrohicularia, at Station I., in one in July and in two in February ; at 
Station II., in seven in July, in three iu October, and in seven in February ; 
at Station III., in three in July, in four in September, in five in October, 
and in three in February ; at Station IV., in four in September, and in 
one in November; at Station V., in three in July, in three in October, 
and in one in February ; at Station IX., in two in October and in one in 
December : (2) Solen, at Station II., in one in July ; at Station IV., in 
two in J uly, in four in October, in five in November, in one in December, 
and in two in February ; and at Station VI., in one in July : (3) Nucida, 
at Station II., in one in July ; at Station VII., in one in September ; and 
at Station VIII., in one in September : (4) PsammoMa, at Station VI., 
in one in July: (5) Astarte (sp. compressa), at Station VII., in one in 
July : (6) Cardium (sp. echmatum)^ at Station VII., in one in July. 
Ascidians. — At Station VII., ascidians (Pelonaia) were found in one in 
September and in two in February. 
Fish were found only at Station VI. They consisted exclusively of 
sand-eels {Ammodytes), and were found in five in July, in one in September, 
and in two in November. 
Lemon Soles. 
(Pleuronectes microcephalus. ) 
Of 149 stomachs examined 48 were empty, and the contents of 9 wet6 
indistinguishable : 92 contained matter that could be identified. 
Ec.hinoderms (unidentified star-fish) were found at Station II., in one in 
February. 
Annelids were found in 81 stomachs (88 %). They consisted of (1) 
Sahellay at Station I., in seven in July ; at Station III., in two in 
February ; and at Station VIII., in one in October : (2) Sijnmnihis, at 
Station II., in one in July; at Station III., in one in October; and at 
