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1. — Common Dab — 
(i.) The large proportion of females. 
(ii.) The fact that during the summer and early part of the 
winter the percentage of empty fish was lower than 
during the rest of the year, say December to April. 
2. — Long Rough Dab — 
(i.) The very large proportion of females. 
(ii.) Again during the summer and early winter months the 
percentage of empty fish was lower than during 
the rest of the year, especially the months of January 
and February. 
3. — Whiting — 
(i.) The large proportion of males. 
(ii.) The fact that in the summer the percentage of empty 
fish is very low and remains low until quite late in 
the winter ; February, March and April being the 
only months in which the percentage of empty fish 
is high. 
4. — Starry Ray — 
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(i.) The percentage here of empty fish is very low through- 
out the spring, summer and early winter months, 
and never, even in the remaining months of January, 
February and March, does it rise to fifty. 
There are interesting evidences of the predominance of different 
classes of foods at successive seasons of the year, which a prolonged 
examination in this same direction would serve to indicate more 
fully. 
Professor Meek’s kindness and his interest in the work have 
again been a great help to me, and I also thank him for identifying 
especially the Crustacean and other foods. I would thank, too, 
Miss Lebour and Mr. Storrow for identifying Mollusca, and 
Dr. Gelderd for identifying several Schizopods. 
