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Figure 3 a .—Tlie same specimen. One of the suckers corresponding to c of figure 1, 
front view; much enlarged. 
Figure 3b. —The same specimen. A small sucker, corresponding to d of figure 1. 
Figures 3c, 3d.—The same specimen. Front and side views of one of the claws, with 
its enclosed horny hook or ‘ nail ^ from the middle of a lateral arm; enlarged 8 diam¬ 
eters. 
Figure 3e.—The same specimen. Connective cartilage from base of siphon, front 
view ; enlarged 2 diameters. 
Figure 3/.—The same specimen. Beak and pharynx, side view; enlarged 2 diameters. 
Figure 4.—The same specimen. Teeth of the odontophore ; enlarged 22 diameters. 
Figure 5.— Enoploleutliis Hartingii Verrill. Two hooks, a, b, from the arms, side views; 
c, d, median and lateral teeth of the odontophore. After Harting. 
Figure 6.— Onychoteuthis Banksii. One of the large hooks from the middle of the club ; 
a, side view; a', front view ; b, b' , corresponding views of one of the smaller hooks 
of the club ; c, side view; c', front view of horny ring from one of the small suck¬ 
ers in the proximal cluster of connective suckers and tubercles of the club ; enlarged 
6 diameters. 
Plate XYI. 
Figure 1.— Sthenoteuthis megaptera Verrill. Type specimen. Body seen from beneath; 
£ natural size; from the alcoholic specimen. 
Figure 2.—The same specimen. Part of the membrane lining the palate; enlarged 8 
diameters; a and b are from different places. 
Figure 3.—The same specimen. A single row of teeth from the odontophore; enlarged 
8 diameters. 
Figure 4.—The same specimen. Teeth from the odontophore; enlarged 16 diameters; 
a, two median teeth; b, inner lateral teeth; c and d, teeth of the two outer lateral 
rows. Drawn from the detached teeth. 
Figure 5.—The same specimen. Two of the outer lateral teeth, profile view; enlarged 
16 diameters. 
Figured.—The same specimen. Several lateral teeth in their natural sequence; 
enlarged 16 diameters. 
Figure 7.—The same specimen. Two teeth from the next to the outer row; enlarged 
16 diameters. 
Figures 8 and 8 a.—The same specimen. Twenty-second sucker of a ventral arm; 
front and side views, enlarged 2 diameters. 
Figure 9.—The same specimen. One of the largest suckers from the club of the ten¬ 
tacular arm ; front view; enlarged 2 diameters. 
Figure 10. Sthenoteuthis megapteraV. from George’s Bank. Large sucker from the ten¬ 
tacular club, front view; enlarged 2 diameters. 
Figures 8 , 8 a, and 9 are by J. H. Emerton; the others are by the author; 2 to 7 are 
camera-drawings. 
Plate XVII. 
Figure 1.— Sthenoteuthis megaptera Verrill, from George’s Bank. Beak and inner buccal 
membrane, front view; natural size. 
Figure 2.—The same. Another specimen. Side view of jaws and odontophore; nat¬ 
ural size. 
Figure 3.— Sthenoteuthis pteropus Verrill, from Bermuda. Jaws; a, upper; b, lower 
mandible; natural size. 
Figure 4.—The same specimen. Isolated teeth from odontophore; enlarged 25 diame¬ 
ters ; a, median teeth, front view; b, inner lateral; c, middle lateral; d, outer lateral 
tooth. 
Figure 5.—The same specimen. Anterior end of the pen; natural size. 
Figure 5a.—Posterior end of the same pen. 
