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end of May last year, when the ‘ Garland’ was at Invergordon wind-bound. 
Owing to the very limited time at my disposal the examination of the a 
loch was necessarily incomplete; nevertheless, the results were fairly a 
satisfactory. Some of the Entomostraca have not previously been recorded “a 
from so far north. Dr Sutherland of Invergordon informs me that there 
are a good many trout in the loch. The loch was examined by hand-net 
from the shore. ‘The following species were obtained and identified :— 
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MOLLUSCA. 4 
Pisidium nitidum, Jenyns. Not very common. 
pusillwm (Gmelin). Frequent. 
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»  fontinale (Drap.). Not very common. i 
Valvata cristata, Miller. Frequent. a 
Planorbis contortus (Linné). Common. 
»,  sptrorbis, Miller. Rather rare. 
,,  nitidus, Miller. Rather rare. 
Limnea truncatula (Miller). Rather rare. 
Vertigo antivertigo (Drap.). Rather rare. 
CRUSTACEA. a 
CoPEPODA. 
Cyclops serrulatus, Fischer. Frequent. 
»,  crassicornis,O. F. Miller. Frequent. 
»,  thomasi, Forbes. Rather rare. 
Canthocamptus minutus (O. F. Miiller). 
re Sp. A small form, with ova. 
OSTRACODA. 
Cypria serena (Koch). Frequent. 
5, ophthalmica (Jurine), Frequent. 
,, exsculpta (S. Fischer). Common. 
Cypris reticulata, Zaddach. Frequent. a 
Erpetocypris reptans (Baird). Rather rare. 4 
Pe tumefacta (Brady and Robertson). Common. s 
5 strigata (O. F. Miller). Rather rare. 
Cypridopsis villosa (Jurine). Frequent. 
Potamocypris fulva, Brady. Frequent. 
Candona candida (Miller). Frequent. 
», rostrata, Brady and Norman. Common. : 4 
»,  kingsleii, Brady and Robertson. Rather rare. 4 
5, hyalina, Brady and Robertson. Rare. 
»,  sabeformis (Fischer). Frequent. 
CLADOCERA. q 
Daphnia pulex (Linné). Not common. 
Chydorus spheericus (Miller). Frequent. d 
7. Locus IN THE VICINITY OF WIcK, CAITHNESS-SHIRE— 
- Loca HeEmprices. 
- We CRRA eee 
This loch is three miles or so south of Wick, and within a short distance 
of the highway to Lybster; it is somewhat circular in outline and covers 
a considerable area, and the surrounding country is flat and bare. a 
Towards the south the loch is bordered by black peaty and heath-covered | 
