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One contained Calanus, Metridia lucens, another a small number of 
Decapod larve, while one contained the remains of a considerable 
number of Euphausiide (Vyctiphanes probably), and a few post-larval 
fishes which appeared to be sand-eels. 
November 9th, 1906.—The stomachs of four herrings from Loch 
Fyne examined at this date contained a considerable quantity of food 
which appeared to consist entirely of Calanus. The fishes com- 
prised 2 9 and 2 6. 
December 18th, 1906.—A small sample consisting of the stomachs of 
three Loch Fyne herrings (2 2 and 1 Q) contained a small quantity of 
food of a semi-fluid nature, but no trace of anything that could be 
identified. - 
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June 2nd, 1905.—Examined the stomachs of twenty-seven herring sent 
from Campbeltown. One contained one or two fish scales, another was 
filled with Nyctiphanes, and two contained some red-coloured matter with 
fragments of Calunus mixed up with it; the others were either empty or 
contained nothing that could be identified. 
July 3rd, 1905.—Examined the stomachs of thirty-six herrings also 
from Campbeltown, but only five of them contained food that could be 
determined even in a limited degree. These fishes had been captured on 
11th March, and kept in a cold storage chamber. In one the food con- 
sisted of Annelids (Cheetopoda) and Amphipoda (Hyperiide), while the 
other four contained the remains of Crustacea, apparently belonging to 
Calanus. 
August 9th, 1905.—The stomachs of nineteen herrings from Pirnmill, 
Kiibrennan Sound, were examined at this date, but captured on the 26th 
of the preceding month. Seven were empty or did not contain anything 
that could be identified. Ten contained food which appeared ‘o consist 
entirely of Schizopods (Enphausiidee), probably all Vyctiphanes nor vegica, 
—at least those specimens that could be satisfactorily distinguished 
belonged to that species. In one which contained only a small quantity 
of Crustacean remains, the only species identified was Centropages 
hamatus, while another contained Crustacean remains that could not be 
determined with certainty. 
September 2ud, 1905.—Twenty-five stomachs of herrings from Carra- 
dale were examined, but they had been captured on July 26th. They were’ 
all empty, and many of them were distended with air. The fishes comprised 
14 Qand 114. In several cases the stomachs were covered externally 
with white clean fat. 
January 21st, 1906.—Eleven stomachs of herrings from Campbeltown 
contained food that consisted chiefly of Vyctiphanes norvegica, some 
Calunus being also present. Most of the stomachs were full, and some 
were considerably distended by the large quantity of food they contained. 
Five of the herrings were females and six males. 
December, 1906.—No further stomachs of herrings froin the Clyde were 
submitted for examination till December, when four from a sample 
sent from Girvan and the same number from a sample from Rothesay 
were examined. Those from Girvan all contained food that could be 
identified. One contained a moderate quantity of food which appeared 
to consist entirely of Calanus in a fragmeutary condition. One contained 
Euphausiide very much digested, while the food observed in the other 
two consisted of EKuphausiide and Calanus. 
Three of those from Rothesay contained only a small quantity of food, 
which consisted entirely of Calanus, and the other was well filled with 
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