194 A. FE. Verrill—North American Cephalopods. 
inches; its head and body together, 19 inches; body alone, 14 inches; 
its tentacular-arms, 22 and 24 inches; short arms, from 6°5 to 85 
inches; tail-tin, 13°5 inches broad and 6 long. 
This species differs widely from all the others in the relatively 
enormous size and breadth of its caudal fin, which is nearly as broad 
as the body is long, and more than twice as broad as long. It will 
form the type of a new generic group. 
No. 22.—Brigus specimen, 1879. 
Mr. Harvey states that portions of another large squid were cast 
ashore near Brigus, Conception Bay, in October, 1879. 
Two of the short arms, each measuring eight feet in length, were 
found with other mutilated parts, after a storm. 
No. 23.—James’s Cove specimen, 1879. 
From Mr. Harvey I have also very recently received an account of 
another specimen, which was captured entire about the first of 
November last, at James’s Cove, Bonavista Bay, N. F. It seems to 
have been a fine and complete specimen, about the size of the Cata- 
lina Bay specimen (No. 14). Unfortunately the fishermen, as usual, 
indulged immediately in their propensity to cut and destroy, and it 
is doubtful if any portion was preserved. The account referred to 
was published in the Morning Chronicle, of St. John’s, N. F., Dee. 
9, 1879, and was credited to the Harbor Grace Standard. The 
author of the article is not given. The following extract contains 
all that is essential: “ A friend at Musgrave Town sends us the 
following particulars relative to the capture of a big squid at James’s 
Cove, Goose Bay, about a month ago. Our correspondent says: 
Mr. Thos. Moores and several others saw something moving about 
in the water, not far from the stage. Getting into a punt they went 
alongside, when they were surprised to see a monstrous squid. One 
of the men struck at it with an oar, and it immediately struck for 
the shore, and went quite upon’the beach. The men then succeeded 
in getting a rope around it, and hauled it quite ashore. It measured 
38 feet altogether. The body was about 9 feet in length, and two 
of its tentacles or horns were 29 feet each. There were several other 
smaller horns, but they were not so long. The body was about 6 
feet in circumference. When I saw it, it was in the water, and was 
very much disfigured, as one of the men had thoughtlessly cut off 
the two longest tentacles, and had ripped the body partly open, 
thereby completely spoiling the appearance of the creature. The 
foregoing particulars I obtained from Mr. Moores.” 
