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mr. a. Patterson’s notes from Yarmouth. 
Toper ( Squalus rjaleus). Locally rare. A 14-inch specimen 
taken in a shrimp-net August 20th, 1891. 
Porbeagle ( Lamna cornubica). A seven-foot specimen brought 
to Yarmouth Fish Wharf, October 17th, 1891. 
Long Rough Dab ( Pleuronedes eynoglossus). A couple of these 
fish were displayed for sale here on March 14th, 1892. They 
were respectively 9 and 10 inches in length. Both were heavy 
with roe. 
The departures from the normal forms, or deformities, worthy of 
mention are as follow : — 
Double Turbot. One on August 29th, 1891. Length, 
17 inches; weight, 34 lbs. And another on February 12th, 
1892, which, differing from the usual duplex article, which 
generally has both sides dark-coloured and spinous, this one 
had the reverse side perfectly white ; and, stranger still, the 
“ other ” eye was fixed quite in apposition with the one on 
the dark and upper side. The “notch” differed from any 
I have before seen in forming quite a circle through which one 
could push the end of the finger. It measured 20 inches in 
length. 
Albino Brill. On February 13th, 1892, a perfectly Albino 
specimen of the Brill was brought into this port. The upper 
surface was entirely white like the under side, with the exception 
of the extreme edges of the fins, which merged into yellowish-grey. 
When fresh, the fish had a strikingly pretty appearance; the thin, 
polished upper surface exhibiting near the base of the “ side fins ” 
reflections of a metallic-like pink. Round the eyes were irregular 
rings of an orange colour, which gave the fish the red-eyed 
appearance we generally deem the finishing touch to an Albino. 
Length, 15 inches. 
A Brill, with tins rounding off under the tail after the fashion of 
a Topknot, brought in on October 19th, 1891 ; and a Sole, 
exhibiting a similar malformation, on October 29th of the same 
year. 
Amongst the marine mammalia worthy of note may be 
mentioned : — 
A Wiiite-beaked Dolphin (Delphinus albirostvis) washed up 
on the South beach, April 19th, 1891. Length, 4 ft. 8 in. 
