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S. K M.) from station 2187, in 39° 49' 30" N. lat., 71° 10' W. Ion., at a depth of 420 fathoms; 

 eight specimens (No. 32005, U. S. N. M.) fi'om station 2001, in 37° 40' 30" N. lat., 74° 00' 

 W. Ion., at a depth of 519 fathoms; five specimens (No. 33473, U. S, N, M.) from station 

 2083, in 40° 26' 40" N. lat., 07° 05' 15" W. loti., at a depth of 959 fathoms; three specimens 

 from station 2110, in 35^ 12' 10" JST. lat., 74° 57' 15" W. Ion., at a depth of 516 fathoms; one 

 specimen from station 2428, in 42° 48' N. lat., 50° 55' 30" W. Ion., at a depth of 826 fathoms; 

 one specimen from station 2470, in 44° 47' K lat., 56° 33' 45" W. Ion., at a depth of 224 

 fiithoms; one specimen (Xo. 32066, U. S. N. M.) from station 2003, in 37° 16' 30" N. hit., 74° 

 20' 36" W. Ion., at a depth of 641 fathoms: two specimens from station 2561, in 39° 38' N. 

 lat., 71° 42' W. Ion., at a deptli of 500 fathoms, and two specimens from station 2532, in 40° 

 34' 30" N. lat., 66° 48' W. Ion., at a depth of 705 fathoms; from station 2023, in 37° 48' 

 N. lat., 74° 01' 30" W. Ion., at a depth of 377 fathoms; from station 2045, in 40° 04' 20" N. 

 lat., 68° 43' 50" W. Ion., at a depth of 373 fathoms; No. 35013, U. S. N. M., from station 

 2201, in 390 39/ 45/' N. lat., 71° 35' 15" W. Ion., at a depth of 538 fathoms; from station 

 2587, in 39° 02' N. lat., 72° 38' W. Ion., at a depth of 404 fathoms; No. 33313, U. S. N. M., 

 from station 2039, in 38° 19' 2(>" N. lat., 68° 20' 20" W. Ion., at a depth of 2,309 fathoms; 

 No. 33470, U. S. N. M., from station 2076, in 41© 13' N. hit., 66° 00' 50" W. Ion., at a depth 

 of 906 fiitlioms; No. 33503, U. S. N. M., from station 2094, in 39° 44' 30 ' N. lat., 71° 04' W. 

 Ion., at a depth of 1,022 fathoms; No. 35454, U. S. N. M., from station 2188, in 39° 54' 30" 

 N. lat., 71° 08' W. Ion., at a depth of 235 fathoms; No. 33299, U. S. N. M., from station 

 2050, in 390 42' 50" N. lat., 69° 21' 20" W. Ion., at a depth of 1,050 fathoms; No. 33394, U 

 S. N. M., from station 2075, in 41° 40' 30" N. lat., 66° 35' W. Ion., at a depth of 855 fathoms ; 

 No. 33284, U. S. N, M., from station 2034, in 39° 27' 10" N. lat., 69° 56' 20" W. Ion., in 

 1,346 fathoms; from station 2427, in 42° 46' N. hit., Sl^ 0(»' W. Ion., in 523 fathoms; from 

 station 2546, in 39° 53' 30" N. lat., 10° 17' 30" W. Ion., in 538 fathoms, and No. 33547, U. S. 

 N. M., from station 2101, in 39° 18' 30" N. lat., 68° 24' W. Ion., in 1,686 fathoms. 



Still other specimens were obtained by the Fish Hdirl; from the following- localities : No. 

 28884, U. S. N. M., from station 994, in 39° 40' N. lat., 11° .SO' W. Ion., at a depth of 308 

 fathoms; No. 28774, U. S. N. M., from station 936, in 39° 46' 30" N. lat., 60° 47' W. Ion , 

 at a deptli of 705 fathoms; No. 28935, TJ. S. N. M., from station 1031, in 390 57' ]^. lat., (ilP 

 19' W. Ion., at a depth of 538 fathoms; No. 31757, U. S. N. M., from station 1125, in 40^03' 

 N. lat., 680 56' W. Ion., at a depth of 291 fathoms; No. 28877, U. S. N. M., from station 995, 

 in 390 40' 30" N. lat, 71° 31' W. Ion., at a depth of 358 fathoms; No. 31583, XJ. S. N. M., 

 from station 1090, in 39° 53' N. lat., 09° 47' W. Ion., at a dej^th of 31 7 fathoms; Nos. 26139, 

 26091, and 26131, U. S. N. M., from station 880, in 39° 48' 30" N. lat., 10° 54' W. hm., at 

 a depth of 252i fathoms; No. 28945, U. S. N. M., from station 1030, in 39° 58' 30" N. lat., 

 690 15' W. lon^, at a depth of 337 fathoms; No. 28775, U. S. N. M., from station 937, in 39° 

 49' 25" N. lat, 60° 49' W. Ion., at a depth of 506 fathoms; No. 26090, tJ. S. N. M., from sta- 

 tion 881, in 390 40' 30" N. hit., 70° 54' W. Ion., at a depth of 325 fathoms ; No. 20169, U. S. N. 

 M., from stations «91, in 39° 40' N. lat., 71° 10' W. Ion., at a depth of 480 (?) fathoms, and 

 893, iu 390 52' 20" N. hit., 70° 58' W. Ion., at a depth of 372 fathoms; No. 31585, U. S. N. 

 M., from station 1095, in 39° 55' N. lat., 09= 47' W. Ion., at a depth of 321 tathoms ; from sta- 

 tion 1157, in 40° 14' N. lat., 70° 29' 15" W. Ion., at a depth of 62 fathoms ; No. 31779, U. S. N. 

 M., from station 1141, in 39° 32' N. hit., 71° 57' W. hm., at a depth of 389 fathoms; No. 

 28783, U. S, N. M., fi-om station 938, in 39° 51' N. lat., 69° 49' 15" W. Ion., at a depth of 

 317 fathoms, and No. 31764, U. S. N. M., from station 1140, in 39° 34' N. lat., 71° 56' W. 

 Ion., at a depth of 373 fathoms. And by the Alhafrosn, from station 2554, in 39° 48' 30" 

 N. lat., 10° 40' 30" W. Ion., at a depth of 445 fathoms; from station 2569, in 39° 26' N. lat., 

 68° 03' 30" W. Ion., at a depth of 1,782 tathoms; at the snrface at station 2.528, in 41° 47' 

 N. lat., 650 37' 30" w. Ion., and at the surfoce in abont 39o N. lat., 12° W. Ion. 



Liitkeii is disposed to believe that the two Mediterranean species, Scopdus Heideri and 

 Scopelm Veranyi are very closely allied to this species. 



