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apparently the same organisms, but too much decomposed to ke 
satisfactorily identified. 
January, 1907.—The stomachs of fifteen herrings from the Clyde were 
examined; they comprised small samples from two or three different 
places. Five sent from Rothesay contained food that appeared to consist 
entirely of young Euphausiide, some of which that could be identified, 
and probably the others also, belonged to Wyctiphanes norvegica. The 
food observed in other six stomachs consisted of Calanus only, of which 
there were a considerable quautity. In other three the food consisted 
of Calanus (chiefly), Sagitta and young Euphausiide, and one was 
distended with food consisting chiefly of Vyctzphanes, but some Calanus 
were also present. 
February, 1907.—The number of stomachs from Clyde herrings 
examined in February was thirteen. ight were from two samples sent 
from Campbeltown, and five from a sample from Rothesay. Four of the 
stomachs from Campbeltown herrings contained food that consisted 
entirely of Calanus. One contained a large quantity of Vyctiphanes, 
while the food observed in the other three consisted of Calanus and 
Nyctiphanes. The stomachs of the five herrings from Rothesay differed 
much from those from Campbeltown ; two were empty, two contained a 
small quantity of red-coloured matter, but nothing that could be distin- 
guished, while the only thing distinguishable in the other consisted of a 
few fish scales. 
March, 1907.—The stomachs of eighteen herrings from the Clyde were 
examined in March; they included eleven from Campbeltown, four from 
Skipness, and three from Girvan. All the stomachs of the Campbeltown 
herrings contained food that could be identified. In four the food 
appeared to consist entirely of Calanus; other organisms may have been 
present, but the food had become so much decomposed that only the 
Calanus could be satisfactorily identified. The food in one stomach con- 
sisted entirely of young Euphausiide, while the contents of the other six 
comprised Calanus and Euphausiide in varying proportions. In three 
cases the Euphausiide present in these stomachs were certainly Vyctiphanes 
norvegica, and probably all those observed belonged to the same species. 
Of the four stomachs from Skipness herrings two were empty; one con- 
tained a small quantity of food, but it was too much decomposed for 
identification, while the other which was tolerably well filled contained 
Euphausiide and Calanus in a partially digested condition. The con- 
tents of one of the stomachs of the Girvan herring consisted of Calanus, 
Pseudocalanus elongatus, young Euphausiide, and some fish eggs. This 
stomach was moderately well filled with food, but the other two were empty. 
April, 1907.—The stomachs of a few herrings from Skipness and 
Machrie Bay (Kilbrennan Sound) were examined—two from the former 
and three from the latter place. Those from the Skipuness herring con- 
tained so much food as to be somewhat distended with it; one was filled 
for the most part with Calanus, but three moderately large Vyctiphanes 
were also present; the other contained Vychtiphanes and Calanus in about 
equal quantities. On the other hand, the stomachs of the herrings from 
Machrie Bay, though at first sight apparently containing a moderate 
amount of food, were found on examination to consist only of some red- 
coloured stuff that could not be identified, though probably it was peg of 
the remains of some Calanus. 
(3) Locn Broom. 
February 1st and 2nd, 1905. The stomachs of forty-nine herrings 
captured in Loch Broom, West Ross-shire, were examined in February, 
