of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 
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II. ST ANDREWS BAY. 
Plaice. 
{Pleuronectes platessa.) 
Of 110 stomachs examined, 32 were empty. 
Echinoderrns were found in 8 stomachs (10 7o)- They consisted of (1) 
Ophioglypha^ at Station I., in one in August ; and at Station III,, in one 
in February : (2) Amphiura^ at Station II., in one in October : (3) 
unidentified sand-stars, at Station I., in one in October ; at Station II., 
in one in October ; at Station III., in two in October ; and at Station 
IV., in one in October. 
Annelids were found in 65 stomachs (83 °/^). They consisted of (1) 
Phyllodoce, at Station I., in one in February ; at Station II., in one in 
October and in three in February ; at Station III., in one in August and 
in two in February ; and at Station IV., in one in August, in three in 
October, and in two in February ; (2) Arenicola, at Station I., in nine in 
February; and at Station III., in three in October and in two in Feb- 
ruary : (3) Aphrodite, at Station I., in one in February ; at Station III., 
in one in October ; and at Station V., in one in October : (4) Nereis, at 
Station I,, in one in February ; at Station II., in one in October ; and at 
Station III., in one in February : (5) Terebella, at Station II., in one in 
August ; and at Station IV., in one in August : (6) Linens (sp. hilineatus), 
at Station II., in one in August ; and at Station III., in one in August : 
(7) Sabella, at Station IV., in one in Februaiy : (8) unidentified annelids, 
at Station I., in two in August and in five in October ; at Siation II., in 
eight in October and in one in February; at Station III., in one in 
August and in one in February ; at Station IV., in two in October ; and 
at Station V., in two in October. 
Arthropods were found in 13 stomachs (16 7o)- They consisted of (1) 
Ampelisca, at Station I., in one in August and in two in October ; at 
Station III., in one in February ; and at Station IV., in one in February : 
(2) Atylus, at Station I., in three in October and in one in February ; and 
at Station II., in one in October : (3) Portuniis, at Station II., in one in 
February : (4) unidentified Crustacea, at Station II., in one in October ; 
and at Station III., in one in October. 
MoUmcs were found in 47 stomachs (60 °/^). They consisted of (1) 
Solen^ at Station I., in four in August, in one in October, and in one in 
February ; at Station II., in three in August ; at Station III., in eiglit in 
August, in one in October, and in one in February; at Station IV., in 
four in August, in four in October, and in two in February ; and at 
Station V., in one in October: (2) Nucida, at Station L, in one in August 
and in one in February ; at Station II., in two in August and in three in 
October; at Station III., in one in February; and at Station V., in three 
in February : (3) Natica, at Station III., in one in August : (4) Scrobi- 
cidaria, at Station IV., in one in February: (5) Cylichna (sp. ci/lin/lracea^ 
at Station V., in one in October. 
Common Dabs. 
{Pleuronectes Umanda.) 
Of 86 stomachs examined, 31 wore empty. 
Echinodcrms were found in 17 stomachs (30 '/^). They consisted of 
(1) Ophioghjphay at Station II., in two in August at Station III., in 
