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Part HI. — Ninth Annual JReport 
the stomach. It is interesting to note that the ovaries of this year are 
well developed. An analogous condition has been observed in the cod, 
in which the ova were firmly attached to the peritoneal surface of the 
bod3^-wall. 
Station III. — Surface-net, 19th May 1891. Ova of rockling, two 
sizes, as before. Two sizes of gurnard's eggs. Ova of sprat, dragonet, 
dab, turbot, and flounder. 
Aberlady Bay. — Surface-net, 22nd May 1891. Large number of 
eggs of cod, whiting, bib, rocklings as before, gurnard and sprat. Also 
eggs of lemon-dab, turbot, and flounder, as well as the unknown small egg 
without an oil-globule ("6096 to '6858 mm.). 
Aberlady Bay. — Bottom-net, 22nd May 1891. Young sand-eel, 
11 mm., two small rocklings (?) with black abdomen, 2-3 mm. Young 
flounders with the eyes lateral, 6-9 mm. 
Abeelady Bay. — Bottom-net, 22nd May 1891. Lump-sucker, 4 mm., 
and an injured sand-eel, 9 mm. 
Station I. — Surface-net, 23rd May 1891. Ova of whiting, rocklings 
as before, sprat, gurnard, dragonet, dab, and flounder. 
Station VI. — Surface-net, 25th May 1891. Large number of ova of 
whiting and poor cod. Also a few eggs of gurnard, rockling, as before, 
sprat, dragonet, turbot, and flounder. 
Station 11. — Surface-net, 25th May 1891. Ova of cod, bib, sprat, 
dragonet, two sizes of gurnard, and rocklings as before. Also eggs of 
turbot, dab, flounder, and probably brill. Several larval gurnards. 
Station IY. — Bottom-net, 26th May 1891. A few eggs of gurnard, 
whiting, rockling, dragonet, dab, and flounder. 
Station Y. — Bottom-net, 26th May 1891. Ova of gurnard, rocklings, 
as before, cod, bib, and sprat. A large number of eggs of whiting, 
flounder, dab, and a few of dragonet. 
Station YII. — Surface-net, 27th May 1891. Many ova of whiting, 
poor cod, gurnard, sprat, and two kinds of rockling. Also one of sole and 
little sole (?), ling, and turbot. 
Station YII. — Bottom-net, 27th May 1891. Young flounders, eyes 
lateral, 7 and 10 mm. ; Montagu's suckers, 2*5 to 5 mm. ; Cotti, 3 mm. ; 
rockling, 3 mm. 
Station Y. — Surface-net, 28th May 1891. Considerable number of 
ova of whiting, rockling, two kinds as before, gurnard, dragonet, dab, 
turbot, and flounder. 
Station Y. — Surface-net, 28th May 1891. Young sand-eel, 15 mm.; 
flounder (lemon-dab ^), 10 mm., eye just appearing over ridge; Cottus, 
4 mm. 
Station IX. — Surface-net, 29th May 1891. The majority were eggs 
of gurnard. Considerable number of bib; rocklings as before. One 
or two eggs of plaice, a few of dab and flounder, also of turbot and 
dragonet. 
East of Island of May. — Bottom, 28th and 30th January 1891. 
Young wolf-fishes, 17 to 19 mm. ; gunnels, 25 and 27 mm. ; eels, 63 and 
65 mm. 
Station YIII. — Surface, 19th February 1891. Eggs of haddock, cod, 
dab, and rockling in moderate numbers. 
Section II. — Surface, 21st February 1891. Eggs of rockling, two 
sizes, '6096 and "6477 mm. 
Station IX. — Surface, 19th February 1891. Numerous eggs of plaice, 
haddock, cod, and rockling. 
Station Y. — Surface, 19th March 1891. Eggs of long rough dab, 
haddock, cod, bib, dab, and plaice. Some with large peri vitelline space. 
