268 S. STILLMAN BERRY. 



2. It is here reported from the Bay of Funchal, Madeira, this 

 constituting, it is believed, the first record of the species from the 

 open Atlantic. 



3. The specimens appear to differ in only very minor respects if 

 at all from those of Mediterranean origin. 



4. The species comes into the shallow water of the harbor at 

 night during the summer months, supposedly for the purpose of 

 mating, spawning, or both. 



5. Owing to their comparative abundance at this time of year 

 and the ease with which they may be observed and captured, 

 Funchal is evidently an unusually favorable locality for the study 

 of the light production or general bionomics of this interesting 

 little squid. 



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