324 TEXTTHIDID^. 



the upper parts of the body ; some oblique bluish streaks on the 

 snout. — Caec. pylor. 4. 



Coasts of Java and of the Philippine Islands. China. 



a. Fine specimen. Philippine Islands. Purchased of Mr. Cuming. 

 h. Fine specimen. China. Presented by Capt. Sir E. Belcher, C.B. 



c. Fine specimen. Purchased of Mr. Frank. 



d. Adult. From the Haslar Collection. 



e. Adult : skeleton. From the Haslar Collection. 



For description of the skeleton see p. 313. 



29. Teuthis vulpina- 



Valent. iii. p. 354. fi^. 2.3, and p. 387. fig. 124* ; Rennrd, i. 4. 29. 



Amphacantnus viilpmus, Schleg. 8f Mull. BescJir. Zeevissch. in Verh. 

 N^at. Gesch. Nederl. over-z. Bezttt. Vissch. p. 12, and Bydrag, tot de 

 Dierkunde, v. 1852, p. 38. fig. 1 ; Bleek. Ternate, p. 135. 



Teuthis tubvilosa, Gronov. Syst. ed. Gray, p. 142. 



Snout long, produced. The height of the body is contained twice 

 and three-fourths in the total length. Yellow : head and anterior 

 part of the body grey ; a broad black band from the origin of the 

 dorsal fin through the eye to the mouth ; thorax black. 



Coasts of Celebes, Ternate, Amboyna, and New Guinea. 



a. Adult. Celebes. Purchased of Mr. Frank. 

 h. Adult : skin. From Gronow's Collection. 



* None of Valent^Ti's figures agree exactly with our specimens ; there are, 

 perhaps, several allied species or varieties. 



