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Plate VIII. 
Architeuthis princeps V. (No. 14). General figure ; from the recently preserved speci¬ 
men ; restored in accordance with the measurements of the freshly caught speci¬ 
men ; 3 ^ natural size. Drawn by the author. 
Plate IX. 
Figures 1 and la.— Architeuthis princepa Verrill (No. 14). A marginal ring from one 
of the large suckers of the tentacular-arm ; 1 , side view, enlarged 1 -J diameters; la, 
portion of the rim ; enlarged 3 diameters. 
Figures 2 and 2a. —The same specimen. One of the medium-sized, oblique rings of a 
sucker from the distal part of a sessile arm; enlarged 1 £ diameters; top and side 
views. 
Figures 3 and 4.—The same. Top and side views of one of the smaller and more dis¬ 
tal rings, from a sessile aim; enlarged 3 diameters. 
Figures 5 and 6 .—The same. Top and side views of a complete sucker, with its pedi¬ 
cel, from the middle of a sessile arm ; enlarged 1 $ diameters. 
Figure 7.—The same. Top view of one of the smaller, very oblique, distal sucker- 
rings, from a sessile arm; enlarged 3 diameters. 
Figure 8 .—The same. Portion of the homy ring of a medium-sized sucker from the 
middle of a sessile arm; top view; enlarged 6 diameters; from a camera-drawing. 
Figure 9.—The same. Side view of the horny ring of one of the largest and least 
oblique of the suckers from near the base of the lateral arms; enlarged 1 J diam¬ 
eters. 
Figure 10.—The same. Side view of the horny ring of one of the marginal suckers 
of the tentacular-club ; enlarged 3 diameters. 
Figure 11.— Architeuthis princepa (No. 13). Portions of the horny ring of one of the 
large suckers of the tentacular-arm, much enlarged; a and h, portions of the mar¬ 
gin, from the outside; c, portion seen from the inside. 
Figures 8 and 11 are camera-drawings by the author; all the others are by J. H. 
Emerton. 
Plate X. 
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Figure 1.— Architeuthis princeps V. (No. 14). Caudal fin from beneath ; from the spec¬ 
imen a few days after it had been placed in alcohol; about ^ natural size. 
Figure 2. —The same specimen. After it had been preserved several months in strong 
alcohol; about £ natural size. 
Figure 1 was drawn by J. B. Holder, M. D.; figure 2 by the author. 
Plate XI. 
Figure 1.— Architeuthis princeps V. (No. 10). Upper jaw; natural size. 
Figure 2.—The same. Lower jaw; the dotted line shows the parts that are present 
on the opposite side. 
Figure 3.— Architeuthis princeps (No. 1). Part of lower jaw; side view; natural size. 
Figure 3a.—The same. Front view ; natural size. The rest of this beak had been 
destroyed. 
Figures 1 and 2 were drawn by the author; figure 3 by J. H. Emerton. 
Plate XII. 
Figure 1.— Architeuthis Hartingii V. Lower mandible, showing the anterior portion 
only; natural size. 
Figure la.—The same. Section of a sucker from a sessile arm of the same specimen; 
16, homy ring of the same; natural size. After Harting. 
Figure lc.—The same. Teeth on the radula. After Harting. 
Figure 2 .—Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, Lower mandible; natural size. Copied from 
Harting’s figure, after Steenstrup. 
