mb. a. Patterson’s natural history notes from Yarmouth. 295 
Cuckoo Ray ( Raid miraletus). A very fresh, clean example, 
a female, was brought to the Wharf by a long line boat on 
February 4th, 1897. I found it full of ova, in size ranging from 
hempseed to chestnuts. A smaller, a male, was brought in on 
February 10th. They were both taken in the North Sea; and as 
the fishermen “ worked ” between Yarmouth and Grimsby, some 
doubt exists as to the claim this species has to a place in the 
local list. 
Pole or Craig Fluke {PI at cam cynoglossus). An example on 
the Wharf on February IGtlx. Locally known as the “ Witch.'’ 
Sometimes sold for Sole. Becomes more plentiful further northward. 
Lump Sucker ( Cyclopterus lumpus). A 2G-lb. specimen taken 
in a draw-net on the beach, February 24th, 1897. 
Brill Turuot (?). I was asked to go to the Fish Wharf on 
February 2Gth, as a Turbot quite unusual and unknown to the 
fisherfolk was to be seen. It was thought to be a “bastard” fish. 
Certainly it had a curious blending of Turbot and Brill, the 
former of which it resembled in shape except about the head, which 
was a Brill’s ; and the upper side was brill-coloured, and 
deficient of the spines which distinguish the Turbot. It Avas, 
undoubtedly, an extremely interesting variety of the Turbot. 
Double Turbots. — On November 6th two very large specimens 
of this quaint variety were brought to the Fish Wharf. After 
evisceration they Aveighed respectively 1 1 lbs. and 1 2 lbs. 
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