No. 
214 
223 
233 
234 
238 
264 
342 
364 
372 
869 
870 
874 
878 
879 
880 
892 
893 
894 
895 
897 
898 
303 
332 
327 
310 
336 
321 
306 
925 
939 
945 
946 
947 
951 
952 
994 
997 
998 
1025 
1026 
1028 
1033 
1035 
1045 
1047 
REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. [190] 
Octopus Bairdii —Continued. 
Locality. 
Gut/ of Maine and Massachusetts 
Bay —Continued. 
Off Cape Ann. 
.do. 
South of Cape Ann . 
.do. 
Off Cape Ann. 
Off Cape Cod. 
.do. 
.do. 
Off Chatham, Mass 
Off Newport, R. I. 
N. lat. 
40° 02' 18"; 
40° 02' 36"; 
40° 00' 00"; 
39° 55' 00"; 
39° 49' 30"; 
39° 48' 30"; 
39° 46' 00"; 
39° 52' 20"; 
39° 53' 00"; 
39° 56' 30"; 
W. long. 
70° 23' 06". 
70° 22' 58". 
70° 57' 00". 
70° 54' 15". 
70° 54' 00". 
70° 54' 00". 
71° 05' 00". 
70° 58' 00". 
70° 58' 30". 
70° 59' 45". 
Off Chesapeake Bay. 
N. lat. W. long. 
37° 25' 00"; 74° 18' 00". 
37° 24' 00"; 74° 17' 00". 
Specimens. 
192 
155 
85 
142* 
225 
252* 
487 
372 
365 
238 
157* 
300 
Fine sand. 
Soft mud . 
_do. 
_do. 
-do. 
Mud. 
_do. 
Hard sand 
Sand. 
Mud and sand 
Fine sand.... 
Mud. 
_do.. 
Fine sand ... 
Mud.. 
_do.. 
...do.. 
Sand.. 
Mud. 
1878. 
Sept. 17 
Sept. 21 
Sept. 24 
Sept. 24 
Sept, 26 
1879. 
July 29 
Sept, 10 
Sept. 18 
Sept. 19 
1 m. 9 
2 cf : 1 ? : 1 1. ? 
Ij-cf 
2 j. cf : 1 j. 9 
2 9 
2,j. ef : lj- 9 : 11- 9 
2 m. cf : 1 j-9 
31. cf: 2 j. cf : 21. 9 
11 .? 
Sand. 
Mud. 
1880. 
Sept. 4 
Sept. 4 
Sept. 13 
Sept. 13 
Sept. 13 
Sept. 13 
Oct. 2 
Oct. 2 
Oct. 2 
Oct. 2 
Nov. 16 
Nov. 16 
11.9: 3 j. 9 
11. cf; 3 j. 
1 
1 1. cf 
1 cf: 1 9 
1 d: 1 9 
11.9 
2 cf : 2 9 
3 1. cf : 3 9 
2 1. d : 2 1. 9 
11. cf 
2d 1 : 4 9 
Blake Expedition, United States 
Coast Survey. 
N. lat. W. long. 
41° 34' 30"; 65° 54' 30". 
35° 45' 30"; 74° 00' 48". 
34° 00' 30"; 76° 10' 30". 
39° 59' 16"; 70° 18' 30". 
38° 21' 50"; 73° 00' 32". 
32° 43' 25"; 77° 20' 30". 
41° 32' 50"; 65° 55' 00". 
Off Martha's Vineyard, United 
States Fish Commission. 
S. J W. 86 miles from Gay Head .. 
S. by E. * E. 98 miles from Gay 
Head. 
S. by W. I W. 84* miles from Gay 
Head. 
S. by W. J W. 87* miles from Gay 
Head. 
S. by W. J W. 89 miles from Gay 
Head. 
S. 85 miles from Gay Head. 
S. * E. 87* miles from Gay Head.. 
SSW. * W. 104* miles from Gay 
Head. 
SSW. * W. 103* miles from Gay 
Head. 
SSW. * W. 102* miles from Gay 
Head. 
SSW. * W. 95 miles from Gay 
Head.. 
SSW. * W. 93* miles from Gay 
Head. 
SSE. J E. 108* miles from Gay 
Head.. 
SSE. J E. 106 miles from Gay 
Head. 
SSE. * E. 103* miles from Gay 
Head.. 
Off Delaware Bay. 
Off Delaware Bay. 
306 
263 
178 
260 
197 
233 
524 
1880 
1880 
1880 
1880 
1880 
1880 
1880 
1 cf (fig’d). 
4 cf : 1 9 j- 
1 cf : 1 9 
1 d 
Id j- 
1 cf : 1 9 j. 
1 cf j. 
224 
Sand and mud. 
258 
Sand and mud. 
202 
Sand and mud. 
241 
Sand and mud. 
312 
219 
388 
Sand and mud. 
Mud. 
Sand and mud. 
368 
Mud. 
335 
Mud. 
302 
Mud. 
216 
Mud. 
182 
Mud. 
410 
Mud. 
183 
Sand & gravel. 
120 
312 
156 
Sand. 
Mud. 
Sand. 
1881. 
July 
16 
1 L cf 
3 j. 
cf 
Aug. 
4 
1 cf : 1 
9: 
lj. 
Aug. 
9 
3 9:1 
cf. 
Aug. 
9 
4 9:5 
cf: 
2 j 
Aug. 
9 
il. 9 
4 cf 
Aug. 
23 
4 9:2 
cf 
Aug. 
23 
4 9:2 
cf 
Sept. 
8 
11. cf 
Sept. 
8 
1 j - cf 
Sept. 
8 
1 cf : 1 
9 
Sept. 
8 
4 j- 
Sept. 
8 
11. cf 
il. 
9 
Sept. 
14 
1 cf 
Sept. 
14 
1 cf 
Sept. 
14 
11. cf 
Oct, 
10 
11. cf 
Oct. 
10 
1 9 
