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Albatross station 2467. July 3, 1885. Lat. 45° 23' N.; long. 55° 41' W.; 38 

 fathoms; fne. wh. s. bk. sp.; temp. 35.8° F. Two specimens. 



Fish Hawk station 7181. Nov. 28, 1901. Lat. 29° 2' 30" X.; long. 83° 14' 

 W.; 4i fathoms; sdy.; temp. 14.8° C. One specimen. 



Fish Bawlcst&tion 7221. Jan. 15, 1902. Lat. 28° 34' 45" N.; long. 83° 08' W.; 

 5f fathoms; c. r. grs.; temp. 12.5° C. One specimen. 



Fish Hawk station 7223. Jan. 17, 1902. Lat. 28° 36' N.; long. 82° 57' W.; 

 3 fathoms; sd}^ grsy.; temp. 11.6° C. One specimen. 



Fish Hawk st&tion 7225. Jan. 17, 1902. Lat. 28° 42' 30" N.; long. 83° 09' 45" 

 W.; 7 fathoms; s. brk. sh. grs.; temp. 12.2° C. One specimen. 



Fish Hawk station 7277. Feb. 13, 1902. Key West. 5i fathoms; co. s. 

 grs.; temp. 20° C. Two specimens. 



Fish Hawk station 7354. Dec. 17, 1902. Florida Bay. Lat. 25° 10' 10" N.; 

 long. 81° 28' 30" W.; 4J fathoms; h. gy. s.; temp. 23.5° C. Two specimens. 



Fish Hawk station 7373. Dec. 19, 1902. Florida Bay. Lat. 25° 01 ' N.; long. 

 81° 25' 30" W.; 4i fathoms; sp. s. sh.; temp. 23° C. Three specimens. 



Fish Hawk station 7426. Jan. 27, 1903. Hawk Channel; 18 feet; s. and 

 grs.; temp. 23.5° C. One specimen. 



Fish Hawk st&tion 7429. Jan. 27, 1903. Hawk Channel; 14 feet; rky. Four 

 specimens. 



Fish Hawk station 7 4G6. Feb. 19, 1903. Hawk Channel; 2i fathoms, barry. 

 Fi^h Hawk station 7467. Feb. 19, 1903. Hawk Channel; 2J fathoms. Two 

 specimens. 



Fish Hawk station 7484. Mar. 7, 1903. Biscay ne Bay Key, Florida; IJ 

 fathoms; s. grs. Two specimens. 



Grampus station 5108. Mar. 21, 1889. Lat. 26° 19' N.; long. 83° 11' W.; 27 

 fathoms; m. Three specimens. 

 Florida: 



Key West. Forty-eight specimens. 

 Key Largo. Forty-eight specimens. 

 Indian Key. Seven specimens. 



Lower Matacumba. Two hundred and twelve specimens. 

 Cape Komano. One specimen. 

 Cedar Keys. Sixty-nine specimens. 

 Boca Ceiga Bay. Three specimens. 

 Sarasota Bay. Four specimens. 

 Puntarasa. A few specimens. 

 St. Augustine. One dry specimen. 

 Dry Tortugas. Tliree specimens. 

 NW. end St. Martin's reef. One specimen. 

 No label. Three specimens. 



0. brevispina offers a wide geographical range, and the synonymy with 

 0. oUvacea being admitted, the species would extend from Cape Cod and Vineyard 

 Sound to the Brazihan coasts, where it has been reported by Ludwig. Verrill 

 is rather incUned to see in the form oUvacea, which had formerly been describetl as 

 a distinct species, a northern variety living between Cape Cod and Charleston. 



