462 ■ RAJIDJ5. 



spines along the superciliary margin ; two spines in the median line 

 of the back ; tail with five series of rather small spines. 

 Japan. 



a. Female. Japan. Purchased of Mr. Jamrach. 



12. Eaja eglauteria. 



Raja eglanteria, Laccp. ii. pp. 10.3, 109, tab. 4. fig. 2 ; Lesueur, Journ. 

 Ac. Nat. Sc. Pltilfid. iv. p. 103, pi. 6 ; Store?; Mem. Am. Acad. ii. 

 p. 512 ; Diime'ril, Ela-vnohr. j). 5-32. 



diaphauus, Mitch. Lit. Sf Phil. Trans. New York, i. p. 478 ; De- 

 hay, New York Faun. Fish. p. ?>QQ, pi. 67. fig. 218 ; Storer, I. c. 

 p. 'olO, and ix. 18G7, p. 240, pi. 39. fig. 1. • 



erinaceus, Mitch, in Sillim. Journ. 1825, ix. p. 290, pi. 6 (cop. 



by Behay, I. c. p. 372, pi. 78. fig. 246) ; Stm-er, I. c. p. 511. 



Angle of the extremity of the snout obtuse. The width of the 

 interorbital space is equal to the length of the orbit with the spi- 

 racle. Teeth in about 50 series in the upper jaw, obtuse in the 

 female. Outer pectoral angle rounded. Eody partly naked ; parts 

 of the body and the tail with numerous rather small spines, each 

 with a radiated base. The median line of the bach and tail is naJced, 

 but there are on each side of it three series of spines ; a triangidar 

 space in the middle of the bade covered with similar spines. A row of 

 spines along the superciliary margin ; eyelid naked. Body with 

 brown spots. 



Atlantic coasts of North America. 



a. Female. New York. 



13. Raja circularis. 



Sandy Ray. 



Raja circularis, Couch, in Charlestv. Mag. Nat. Hist. 1838, ii. p. 71, 

 and in Cornish Faun. p. 53, and in Fish. Brit. Isl. i. p. 115, pi. 28 j 

 Van Bened. Bull. Acad. Sc. Belg. 1865, xx. p. 48. 



spino.sa, Yarr. Brit. Fish. 2iid edit. ii. p. 574. 



— — ■ iii\si\N e\'A,,Bonap. Faun. Ital. Pesce {also the figure on the same j)lute 

 with falsavela, named R. quadrimaculata) ; Dmneril, Elasmohr. p. 550. 



naevus, Miill. Sf Henle, pp. 138, 194 : Dumeril. Flasmobr. p. 549. 



Raja, sp., M'Coy, Ann. 8f Mag. Nat. Hist. 1841, vi. p. 495. 



radula, Thomps. Nat. Hist. Irel. iv. p. 262 ; Yarr. Brit. Fish. 



3rd edit. ii. p. 574. 



miraletus, Coiich, Fish. Brit. Isl. i. p. 112, pi. 27. 



Closely allied to Ii. eglanteria. 



Angle formed by the margins of the snout obtuse, the extremity 

 slightly projecting. The width of the interorbital space equal to 

 the length of the orbit. Teeth pointed, in from 70 to 80 series in 

 the upper jaw. Outer pectoral angle obtusely rounded. Upper 

 part of the body covered with minute asperities. A series of spines 

 all along the superciliary ridge ; a triangular space in the middle of 

 the back covered with similar spines ; median line of the bach and tail 

 without spines or with a few only ; several series of spines on each 

 side of the median line of the bodg and tail. Generally a round 

 black spot, marbled with yellowish, on each side of the body. Old 



