FISHES. .,,-^a 



flue punctulatlons, which are scattered Ivor i?..nf ^" , ^^^"^"^^'^^"'^ colorless, except for the 

 aud on the basal portion Tliot il i, n ? '"^^^'^.V^"'^ ^^«^« «°d there form irregular spots, 

 of the mouth are tlo br'ht yeSJ Ws" theVo'T"' ' 1 '''^'^ ''''^'^ immediately in theVoar' 

 cheek-bone. Dorsals transparent ^i'^'f^ ^ T '"' ''""^' °" ^"^^ ""S'"^ °^' ^he projecting 

 dots, Which are also IcStS;^^^^^^^^^^ 



to a fleshy tint and crossed vertical y by 2 irrouirt^. ST T' ' '"^^^ '''^''' ''''''''''' 

 is obscured by an irregular dark blotch ^™"'"- ^^'' '^'^'^ ^^ V^'lnncle 



3290G. (122.) Saint Michaels, June 2 1878 



markings, and the tail is the" me with 1 1 ll f f ".iJk ^, ' '? "'^ '^f ■^°""' "^^'^ ^^^^ 

 than the others. ''^'''' ^'^^ ""^er ot which is much paler 



COTTUS AxiLLAKis Gill. ? iforfehern Sculpin. (Plate XVI, Fig. 2.) 

 32960. (163.) Saint Mcliaels, October 4 1879 

 32972. (87a.) Saint Michaels, Septembe'r, 1877- 

 Estremely common, occurring with Ammodyfes. 



COTTUS QUADBIPILIS Gill. (Plate XVIII.) 



32901. (182.) Saint Michaels, October 4, 1879. 

 32963. (287.) Saint Michaels, summer, 1880 

 32943. (145.) Kegiktowik. 



Ueanidea microstoma Locldngton. 



3-39C9. (266.) Mouth of Xanana River, spring, 1880. 



Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus Tiles. 



32834. (2.) Unalaska, May, 1877 



32835. C3.) Una-laska, May, 1877 



t.e Ss^HoS'g^::: ti:;-^^"j:-,;;rrv^^ ^^*"- ^^ — ^ -- ' 



average length. The exact tint of the groi nd cioI^^^eHnn- " ,, ''''•'' '' "^'^^ ^^ ^"<^ 

 extends over the top of the head audTlTrl.tT' ^ .^^^^^^^^ 



the ventrals are brigL Pinkish-^tirpJ l.SiterS 1 o'thT,' ' '"''""'*^' "" '''' '°« ^-'^'^'^ 

 abdomen and under surface of hea nV^ wW ''°'°''' "" mentioned below. The 



latter, and sometimes a tiroftCsre If lowr" T "/^^"' "'^'^ ^"^^^^^ ^■''"°- °" ^^^^ 

 surface is profnsely spotted with fine r^ndish sn'cks alul " / 1 '""'"' ^^"'""^'" ^'^^ ""^'"' 

 brown. The ventrals ore v^h^tT^.^ loundish specks and rounded spots and blotches of purplish- 



With «imi J;otf '-T^irt ^aXhtTi^^^ 'T'T' '''' ^^ ^omL-X. 



surface is covered with spots and sfall Zcl.e, t -^"^T' '^ ^^"'''^'^- ^^^ ^'^"'''^- "W^'^r 



tends over the fins as we 1 as t" b"dv The t ' of tTe''"'t ^'^ «^ I'^^'^-l^-^™-". -^ch ex- 

 fin are 3 irregular light purplish bi^ovm iLu x ^TT^! '"'' ^^^l^y-^ed, and across the 

 irregular in contour and siL 'Sie firs c.o'Serth; fi;"t V l tf ''*'"' ' ''"' '^'^'^^^^ -^'^-■ 

 dorsal, and the last is on base of caudaT anSllr ''; ' "'^' ^ """ ^^""^^ *^^ ^"^^""^^ 

 peduncle with the precedino- band The ;•,? Iff « ^ ''" ' °"* "^ "''"^ ""^^^ ""^'^« °° '^'^^ «f 

 dull livid purple toward h^ bodv Jhe nr, "'' ''''^ '" ^"^'^^ 1'"''^^^' ^'^'^'^ ^^comes 

 the head. In some spc mens the s^vrcM ""TT "^^ ""* '^'^"^ ^'^'^ j^^« '™^ «i'^es of 

 spots, and is of a brownish ol"e In Jl^caTt^so;:^^ T'. ^'^ ':''^'' '' ^^^^'^"^ '^^«""^ 

 golden tint. In large specimens the coin, , ^1 ? ^''"'^' '""'^ '"^'^^ '^^'^ ^^^ to take a 

 colors of the lower p^rtsTorcome^W^^^^^^^^ '"'"' '''' ''''' is a tendency in the light 



32971. (437.) Young. 



