FISHES. 
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62. Luvarus imperial is, PMfin. 
Family SCOMBRID.S. 
63. Scomber'scomber, L. Mackerel. 
Common towards the end of the herring season ; appearing 
in greater or less numbers ; not much relished as food, 
however. It occurs also on the north and west coasts of 
Sutherland. 
64. Scomber colias, L. Spanish Mackerel. 
[Edward mentions this species as of doubtful occurrence. We 
have therefore placed it in brackets.] 
65. Orcynus thynnus (L.). Tunny. 
Day, Brit. Fishes, vol. i. p. 97, says : "In 1850 tunnies were 
common in the Moray Firth ; one captured was 9 feet long ; 
while another, killed near Inverness, was 5 feet " (Gordon, 
Zool, 1852, p. 3459). 
"In 1883 Mr. Speedie's salmon-fishers caught a tunny 
in the stake-nets at Strathy Bay ; it was about 8 feet long, 
and in fine plump condition, but in place of having it pre- 
served they cut it up " (Crawford, in lit.). 
66. Orcynus germo {Ladp.). Germon. 
67. Thynnus pelamys, C. and V. Bonito. 
68. Pelamys sarda {Bl.). Pelamid. 
69. Auxis rochei (Bisso). Plain Bonito. 
Couch, in his Brit. Fishes, vol. ii. p. 105, speaking of this fish, 
says : " It comes more rarely towards the north, although, 
