11. KAJA. 459 



The outer pectoral angle is rounded ; the margins would meet at a 

 right angle. Spines along the superciliary margin, and the median 

 line of the back and tail. Male nearly smooth, with asperities on 

 each side of the head and on the interorbital space. A subtriangular 

 space of spines on the middle of the back. Female entirely covered 

 with small spines. Coloration : Body with numerous brown dots, 

 and one or several yellow ocelli, each of which has a brown pupil, 

 and is surrounded by a ring of brown dots. 

 Southern Europe. 



a-h. Young males. Purchased. 



c. Young female. Purchased of.Hr. Frank. 



4. Raja maderensis. 



Lowe, Trans. Zool. Soc. 1841, ii. p. 195, and Proc. Zool. Sac. 1843, 

 p. 94 ; Valenc. in Webb. Sf Berthel. lies Canar. Puiss. p. 100, 

 pi. 25 ; Dumei-il, Elasmobr. p. 545. 



The angle made by the margins of the snout is rather obtuse. 

 The width of the interorbital space is equal to the length of the 

 orbit. The distance between the outer margins of the nostrils is 

 somewhat more than their distance from the end of the snout. Teeth 

 pointed in the male, in about 44 series in the upper jaw. The 

 outer pectoral angle is a right one. Body entirely covered with mi- 

 nute asperities. Scarcely any larger spin.es on the trunk (except the 

 patch of pectoral spines in the male). Tail with a single series of 

 spines along the median line ; superciliary ridge with a few spines 

 in front and behind. Brown, ivith numerous round yellowish spots. 



Madeira ; Canary Islands. 

 a. Adult male. Madeira. Presented by J. Y. Johnson, Esq. 



5. Raja undulata. 



Raja undulata, Lacep. iv. p. 675, pi. 14. fig. 2 ; Midi, i^- Henlc, p. 134 ; 

 Ihimeril, PHastnobr. p. 537. 



mosaica, Lacep. i v. p. 675, pi. 16. fig. 2; Pisso, Etir. Merid. iii. p. 154. 



alba, Lacep. v. p. 663, pi. 20. tig. 1. 



Anterior profile of the snout very obtuse, rounded, with the ex- 

 tremity very slightly projecting beyond it. The width of the inter- 

 orbital space is equal to the length of the orbit together with the 

 spiracle. The distance between the outer margins of the nostrils 

 is somewhat less than their distance from the end of the snout. 

 Teeth small, obtuse, in about 60 series in the upper jaw. Older 

 pectoral angle rounded. Body smooth ; a series of spines along the 

 median line of the back and tail ; a series of smaller spines along 

 the side of the tail ; superciliary edge Avith a spine in front and 

 behind ; a spine on each side of the shoulder. Brownish, with or 

 without transverse undulated bands, and Avith or without round 

 spots of a light colour. 



Mediterranean and neighbouring parts ot the Atlantic. 



a. Young male. Madeira. Presented by the Ilev. K. T. Lowe. 



