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end of May last year, when the ' Garland ' was at Invergordon wind-bound. 
Owing to the very limited time at my disposal the examination of the 
loch was necessarily incom}3lete; nevertheless, the results w^ere fairly 
satisfactory. Some of the Entomostraca have nut previously been recorded 
from so far north. Dr Sutherland of Invergordon informs me that there 
are a good many trout in the loch. The loch was examined by hand-net 
from the shore. The following species v/ere obtained and identified : — 
MOLLUSCA. 
Pisidium nitidum, Jenyns. Not very conmion. 
pusilhnn (Gmelin). Frequent. 
,, fontinale {jyvSiY.). Not ver}' common. 
Valvata cristata, Miiller. Frequent. 
Planorhis contortus (Linne). Common. 
sjyirorbis, Miiller. Rather rare. 
nitidus, Ikliiller. Katlier rare. 
Limncea truncatula (Miiller). Rather rare. 
Vertigo antivertigo ( Drap. ). Rather rare. 
CRUSTACEA. 
COPEPODA. 
Cyclops sarrulatus, Fischer. Fi'equent. 
,, crassicornis, 0. F. Miiller. Frequent. 
thomasi, Forbes. Rather rare, 
Canthocamptus minutus (O. F. Miiller). 
s[>. A small form, with ova. 
OSTRACODA. 
Cypria serena (Koch). Frequent. 
opJithalmica {J mine). Frequent. 
,, exscnijjta (S. Fischer). Common. 
Cypris reticulata, Zaddach. Frequent. 
Erpetocyp)ris rcjJtans (Baird). Rather rare. 
tiLinefacta (Brady and Robertson). Common. 
strigata (0. F. Miiller). Eather rare. 
Cypridopsis vil/osa (J urine). Frequent. 
Pofamocyp>7'is ficlva, Brady. Fre(pient. 
Candona Candida (Miiller). Frequent. 
rostrata, Brailyand Norman. Common. 
H?/p's/m, Brady and Robertson. Rather rare. 
hyalina, Brady and Robertson. Rare. 
fahoiformis (Fischer). Frequent. 
Cladocera. 
Dfiphnia jndex (Linne), Not common. 
Chydorus sphcericiLS (Miiller), Frequent, 
7. Lochs in the Vicinity of Wick, Caithness-shire — 
Loch Hempriggs. 
This loch is three miles or so south of Wick, and within a short distance 
of the highway to Lybster ; it is somewhat circular in outline and covers 
a considerable area, and the surrounding country is flat and bare. 
Towards the south the loch is bordered by black peaty and heath-covered 
