32. coTxus. 165 



h,i. Adult: stxiffed. Plymouth. Presented by Lieutenant H. F. 



Spence, R.N. 

 k, I. JLalf-grown : stuffed. Plymouth. Presented by Lieutenant 



H. F. Spenoe, K.N. 

 m. Half-grown. Berwick-on-Tweed. Presented by Dr. G.Johnston. 

 n, 0. Adult. Devonshire coast. 

 p-s. Adult, half-grown, and young. Wales. Presented by Mrs. 



Grey. 

 t-v. Half-grown. S. Wales. Presented by J. Stokes, Esq. 

 w. Many skins. Kiver Tamar. From Mr. Yarrell's Collection. 

 x-z. Adult and half- grown. Frith of Forth. 

 a. Adult: stuffed. Frith of Forth. Mus. Leach. 

 /3. Adult : skin. Frith of Forth. 



y. Half- grown. Polperro. Presented by J. Couch, Esq. 

 ?. Adult. 

 e. Half-grown. 

 ^. Half-grown. 



7], d, I. Adult and half-grown. Purchased of Mr. Stevens. 

 K. Adult: skeleton. Falmouth. 



fi. American variety. The ridges of the bones of the head 

 tubercular, not covered with skin. Coast of California; Gulf of 

 Georgia. 



X. Fine specimen. New Orcas island (Gulf of Georgia). Presented 

 by the Lords of the Admiralty. 



The skeleton is very similar to that of C. scorpius, and differs from 

 it chiefly by^he narrowness of the upper parts of the skull. The 

 space between the orbits is very concave, and its width is two-fifths 

 only of the distance between the upper posterior angles of the orbits. 

 The longitudinal ridges on the crown of the head are rather stronger, 

 and the space between them is twice as long as broad. 



The number of the vertebrce also is remarkably different, there 

 being twelve abdominal and seventeen caudal. 



16. Cottusjaok. 



Cottus scorpius, Pall. Zoogr. iii. p. 131. 



? Myoxocephalus stelleri, Tiles. Mem. Acad. PHersb. 1811, iv. p. 273. 



Cottus jaok, Cuv. ^ Val. iv. p. 172. 



D. 7 I 15. A. 14. 



Two small spines above the snout ; crown with some slight granu- 

 lations instead of tubercles ; three prseopercular spines, two of which 

 are at the angle, the upper one the longest, rather less than the 

 width of the eye. Above and below the lateral line granulated 

 plates. The height of the first dorsal is much less than the length 

 of the maxillary bone. Body and pectoral fins spotted with brown ; 

 %e second dorsal, caudal, and anal with brown bands. 



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