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Table of Measurements. 



Current numlier of specimen 

 Locality 



Length to end of middle caudal rays 



Body ^ 



Greatest height 



Greatest width 



Greatest circumference 



Height at ventrals 



Least height of tail 



Length ot caudal peduncle 



Head: 



Greatest length 



Greatest width 



Width of interorhital area 



Length of snout 



Length ot operculum 



Length of upper j.aw 



Length of mandible 



Height of head through eye 



Diameter of eye 



Dorsal (spinous) : 



Distance from snout 



Length of base 



Length of lirst spine 



Length of second spine 



Length of third spine 



Length of fourth spine '. 



Length of fifth spine 



Dorsal (soft) : 



Length of base 



Length of first ray 



Length of longest ray 



Length of last ray . .' 



Anal: 



Distance from snout 



Length of base 



Length of longest ray 



Length of last ray... 



Caudal: 



Length from notch on peduncle to end of middle rays. 



Length of external rays 



Pectoraf: 



Distance from snout 



Length 



Ventral : 



Distance from snout 



Length 



Branchiostegals 



Dorsal 



Anal 



Pectoral 



Ventral 



22,325. 

 Pensacola, Fla. 



Millime- 

 tres. 



lOOths of 

 length. 



vn 



Vn, 1, 36 



n, 1, 19 



19 

 6 



24.8 



14 



64 



22 

 4 

 7 



28 

 14 



9.5 

 10 



7 

 13 

 15 

 14.5 



4.5 



35 

 8 



2.7 

 3.9 

 4.3 

 3.2 

 2.0 



42 



4 

 10 



6 



63 



20 



38.3 

 13 



29.5 

 13 



Washington, April 1, 1879. 



ON THE BIRDS OF IIX:i.ICOIiA!VI>. 



By II. OATKE. 



Heligoland, March 8, 1879. 

 Professor S. F. Baird, 



Secretary Smithsonian Institution : 

 Dear Sir : I have delayed answering your very kind communication 

 till I might be able to inform you of the receipt of the box despatched 



