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Skate. 
{Rata batisj R. davata, and R. radiata.) 
Of 62 stomachs examined, 22 were empty. 
Unidentified Annelids were found at Station IX., in two in October. 
Arthropods were found in almost all the stomachs. They consisted of 
(1) Portunus^ at Station II., in one in December ; at Station III., in two in 
August and in one in February ; at Station IV., in six in July ; at Station 
VI., in one in October; at Station VII., in eleven in October; and at 
Station VIIL, in two in October : (2) Crangon, at Station II., in three 
in October, in one in December, and in one in February ; at Station lit., 
in one in February ; at Station VI., in one in October and in one in 
November ; at Station VII., in eight in October ; at Station VIIL, 
in two in October ; and at Station IX., in two in October : (3) 
Eupagurus, at Station II., in one in October; at Station III., in 
one in October ; at Station IV., in one in July ; and at Station VII., 
in two in October: (4) Pandcdus, at ^Station III., in one in October; at 
Station IV., in one in July; and at Station VIL, in one in July: (5) 
Gorystes, at Station VIL, in one in October : (6) Ampelisca, at Station 
IX., in one in October : (7) Hyas, at Station IL, in one in December. 
Fish were found in 7 stomachs (17 °/^). They consisted of (1) whitings, 
at Station VIIL, in one in October : (2) herrings, at Station IL, in one 
in December: (3) gobies, at Station IL, in one in February : (4) common 
dabs, at Station VIIL, in one in October : (5) long rough dabs, at Station 
VL, in one in November : (6) unidentified flat-fish, at Station IX., 
in one in October : (7) unidentified fish remains, at Station VIL, in one 
in July. 
Cat-Fish. 
(Anarrhichas lupus.) 
Of 15 stomachs examined, none were empty. 
Echinoderms {Ophiothrix) were found in 4 stomachs (26 °/^). At Station 
I., in three in February ; and at Station L, in one in July. 
Annelids {Aphrodite) were found at Station III., in one in July. 
Arthropods were found in 4 stomachs (26 °/^). They consisted of (1) 
Hyas (sp. arenaria and coardatus), at Station II., in one in July and in 
one in February ; and at Station VIL, in one in February: (2) Eupagurus, 
at Station VIL, in one in February : (3) Portunus^ at Station IL, in one 
in July. 
Molluscs were found in 12 stomachs (80 They consisted of (1) 
Peden^ at Station I., in four in February ; at Station IL, in one in July ; 
and at Station V., in two in February : (2) Gardium (sp. echinatum)^ at 
Station II. , in one in February ; and at Station V., in three in February : 
(3) unidentified nudibranchs, at Station I., in one in February. 
Unidentified fish remains were found at Station II. , in one in 
Februaary. 
Angler-Fish. 
{Lophius piscatorius.) 
Of 14 stomachs examined, 5 were empty. 
Fish were found in all the others. ' They consisted of whitings in two, 
herrings in one, Lumpenus in one, plaice in one, lemon soles in one, 
unidentified fish in one, and unidentified fish in five. 
