[65] CEPIIALOPODS OF NORTHEASTERN COAST OF AMERICA. 
“ The fins were posterior, and were mere lateral expansions of the 
mantle. They did not extend over the back, as in the case with Onyclio- 
teutliis , &c. Each measured 24 inches in length and 13 inches in width. 
“ The cuttle-bone, when first extracted, measured G feet 3 inches in 
length and 11 inches in width, but has since shrunk considerably. It 
was broadly lanceolate, with a hollow conical apex 1£ inches deep.” 
No. 4. “Another specimen, measuring 8 feet in length, was lately 
caught by a fishing party near the Boulder Bank, at Nelson, concerning 
which I have only seen a newspaper cutting, and have not been able to 
obtain particulars.” 
No. 5. “A fifth was found by Mr. Moore, near Flat Point, east coast. 
A description was sent to Mr. Beetham, M. H. R., who, I believe, in¬ 
tends communicating it to this society.” 
From the above descriptions it is not possible to decide with certainty 
whether these specimens belong to the Architeuthis-gToup or whether 
they are more nearly allied to the Onychoteuthis-g roup, like Moroteutliis , 
for the armature of the tentacular arms is not known. The broad- 
lanceolate form of the pen, with a small conical hood at the end, would 
seem to indicate affinities with Architeuthis , and the presence of true 
suckers on the sessile arms, and small size of the fins, are favorable for 
that view. Altogether, the descriptions indicate that this New Zealand 
species is related to, and perhaps identical with, the one discovered at 
the Island of Saint Paul, and first named by M. Velain Architeuthis 
Mouchezi. It is to be hoped that Mr. Kirk will soon give detailed de¬ 
scriptions and figures of the portions in his possession. 
C.— Examples from the North Pacific. 
The following species, although the specimens when found had lost 
some of their most characteristic parts, appears to be nearly related to 
Onyclioteuthis , a genus having -sharp claws instead of suckers on the 
4 club’ of the tentacular arms, and a cluster of small tubercles and 
smooth suckers on its 1 wrist,’ to unite the arms together. It probably 
is nearly related to the group Lestoteuthis , characterized below. 
Moroteuthis robusta (Dali, sp.) Veri-ill, 1881. 
Ommastreplies robust us (Dali, MSS.) Verrill, Arner. Journ. Sci., vol. xii, p. 236 
1876. 
Onyclioteuthis ( Lestoteuthis ) robusta Verrill, Trans. Conn. Acad., vol. v, pp. 195 
246, 252, ids. 23, 24, 1880. 
Plate XIII. Plate XIV. 
This large and very interesting species* was discovered by Mr. W. 
H. Dali, near Iliuliuk, Unalashka Island, off the coast of Alaska.! He 
* This is the species referred to as perhaps Onyclioteuthis Bcryi by Mr. Dali in his 
note upon large Cephalopods, in the American Naturalist, vol. vii, p. 484, 1873. 
t The first specimen was found by Mr. M. W. Harrington, of Mr. Dali’s party, on the 
west shore of Amaknak Island, Captain’s Harbor, Unalashka, April 26. 
