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intended as a supplemeut to that article, aud 1 have, therefore, intro- 

 duced here a number of the species previously recorded, of which the 

 names have been changed, or which, on more careful study, have proved 

 to be distinct from the European species with which they wei"e, at 

 first, identified. The names of sucli species are printed in italic type to 

 <listiugnish them from species now recorded for tlie first time, which are 

 in black-faced type. I have not given any general summary, because 

 it is expected that dredging will be again carried on in the same region 

 by the United States Fish Commission during the present season. 



CEPHALOPODA. 



Full descriptions and figures of all our Cephalopods may be found in 

 the Transactions of the Connecticut Academy, vol. v, pp. 177-446, 

 1880-'81, and in the Report of the U. S. Commission of Fish and Fish- 

 eries for 1879, pp. [1-244], pi. i-xlvi, 1882. 



DECACERA. 



Lestoteuthis Fabricii (Liclit.) Yerrill. 



GoHdtiis Fabricii Steeustrup, Verrill, Traus. Conu. Acad., v, p. 291. 

 Lestoteidhis Fabricii Verrill, Traus. Conu. Acad., v, p. 390, pi. 45, figs. l-2f7, 

 pi. 49, figs, l-iy; pi. 55, figs. 1-ld, 1881. 

 Verrill, Report ou the Cephalopods of the Northeastern Coast of America, 

 iu Rep. U. S. Com. of Fish aud Fisheries for 1879 [p. 206], pi. 15, figs. 1-lc, 

 2-2d, 3-3/, pi. 45, figs. 1-ld, 1882. 



Station 953; 715 fathoms; one rather large and lierfect male speci- 

 men. Station 1031; 255 fathoms; one young specimen. 



Chiroteuthis lacertosa Verrill. 



CMroteuthis lacertosa Verrill, Traus. Coun. Acad., v, p. 408, pi. 56, figs. 1-1/, 

 1881; Rep. ou Cephalop. [p. 209], pi. 46, figs. 1-1/ 1882. 



Off Delaware Bay, station 1048, iu 435 fathoms, 1881,— Lieut. Z. L. 

 Tanner. 



Brachioteuthis Beanii Verrill. 



Brachioieuihis Beanii Verrill, Traus. Couu. Acad., v, p. 406, pi. 55, figs. 3-3?;. 

 pi. 56, figs. 2-2«, 1881; Rep. ou Cephalop. [p. 214], pi. 45, tigs. 3-3&,pl. 46, 

 figs. 2-2rt, 1882. 



Stations 1031 and 1033, in 2.55 and 183 fathoms, 1881. 



Histioteuthis CoUinsii Verrill. 



Hi-ttioteuikis CoUinsii Verrill, Amer. Jouru. Sci., xvii, p. 241, 1879; Traus. 

 Couu. Acad., v, p. 234, pi. 22, pi. 27, figs. 3-5, pi. 37, tig. 5, 1880; Rep. 

 ou Cephalop. [pp. 121, 216], pi. 23, pi. 24, figs. 3-6. 

 Station 895; 372 fathoms. Jaws only. 



Desmoteuthis tenera Verrill. 



Desmoteuihis tenera Verrill, Trans. Coun. Acad., v, p. 412, pi. 55, figs. 2-2d, 

 pi. 56, fig. 3, 1881 ; Rep. on Cephalop. [p. 216 J, pi. 45. figs. 2-2(Z, pi. 46, fig. 3. 

 Station 952; 388 fathoms. Two specimens. 



