of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 277 
‘December 22nd, 1899, and again on the 28th of March, 1900; only 
three specimens altogether were observed, and two of them were slightly 
damaged. The species was obtained in the Moray Firth district at 
Station IV. (off Little Ferry), in 7 to 10 fathoms, on April 10th, 1900. 
This gathering, which was collected by the “Garland,” yielded only 
one or two specimens of the Schizopod. 
Eryihrops serrata, G. O. Sars. 
This species has been obtained during the past year in gatherings col- 
lected south-eastward of Fair Island, on the 16th and 19th October, by 
the “St. Andrew,” at a depth of 60 to 80 fathoms. It was also collected 
by the “Garland” in 60 fathoms, off Aberdeen, on October 25th. 
Erythrops serrata, which is also one of the Schizopods obtained by the 
Rev. A. M. Norman while dredging among the Shetland Islands,* does 
not appear to be a rare species in the North Sea. 
Macropsis slabberi (Van Beneden). 
Though Macropsis is frequent enough on some parts of the East Coast 
of Scotland, and was recorded for the Firth of Forth by Dr. Henderson 
- as long ago as 1884, I have only recently been able to find traces of it on 
the West Coast. I obtained an undonbted specimen of this species in 
the stomach of a young Herring—one of several which Dr. Fulton had 
received from Annan, Solway Firth, and which he had kindly handed 
over to me for examination. The fact that Macropsis was found in the 
stomach of this Herriug from the Solway is fairly satisfactory evidence 
that the species exists somewhere near the place where the fish was 
captured. The Herring were captured on July 30th, 1900. Macropsis 
slabberi has also been obtained in a tow-net gathering collected by the 
‘Garland ” in the Cromarty Firth in 7 to 8 fathoms on the 30th of 
. November last. 
Leptomysis gracilis, G. O. Sars. 
This species occurred in one of the bottom gatherings collected south- 
east of Fair Island by the “St. Andrew” on October 19th ; and it is one 
of the Schizopods recorded for Shetland by Rev. A. M. Norman in 1869. 
Gastrosaccus spinifer (Goes). 
Young specimens of Gastrosaccus spinifer were moderately frequent in 
one or two of the gatherings collected by the “ Garland” off Aberdeen in 
October and November, 1900. One of the gatherings in which this 
species occurred was collected in 60 fathoms, and another in 40 fathoms ; 
adult specimens were scarce in both gatherings, . 
Siriella armata (M.-Edw,). 
This species was obtained in a bottom tow-net gathering collected by the 
“Garland” in 7 to 10 fathoms at Station IV., Moray Firth (off Little 
Ferry), on December 6th, 1900. 
* Norman, op. cit., p. 270, 
