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golden or gilded blotch so as to form longitudinal serjes par- 
rallel with lateral line, and latter also with same tint. Upper 
surface of head deep purplish-brown with brilliant though ob- 
scure blotches on cheek and opercle. Lower surface of head livid 
or translucent heliotrope to whitish or grayish. Upper jaw dull 
dusky, and lower still paler. A pale blue-green tinge on preorbi- 
tal. Iris very deep and beautiful purplish. Back with about 
g very obscure underlaid deep dusky diffuse saddles trans- 
versely, and each much broader than interspaces. First on pre- 
dorsal region, others from bases of dorsals, eighth on caudal 
peduncle above, and last at base of caudal. Dorsals, anals and 
caudal pale brownish marginally or over greater marginal 
extent, and becoming deeper on middle portions of each longi- 
tudinally, though with deeper ventral tint. Bases of dorsals 
livid dark gray. Base of caudal obscure dusky-gray with pur- 
plish tinge and thickly spotted with obscure deep coppery dots of 
small size on scales. On membranes mottled with pale gilt and 
gamboge to dusky. On median portion of posterior half of 
spinous dorsal, and all of rayed dorsal, scattered obscure cop- 
pery to dull golden small specks or spots of irregular size. Base 
of anal livid gray-greenish to whitish, this color receding back- 
wards. Pectoral pale heliotrope, translucent, and very slightly 
grayish at base of fin. Ventral translucent grayish, slightly 
tinted gray-lavender in middle of fin, and spine gray. Length 
534 inches. Taken in Townsend’s Inlet near Avalon, Cape May 
county. October 20th, 1907. W. J. Fox. Called “bergall.” 
Mr. Fox also secured one in Corson’s Inlet in August of 1906. 
Tautoga onitis (Linnzus). 
Black Fish. 
Now found in Cape May Harbor around the pilings. They 
also haunt steep mud-banks, In size they reach about 114 pounds. 
A small dessicated example was found on the flats at Green 
Creek on June 9th, 1907. It was about ro inches long. In 
late July they were taken at Fourteen Foot Bank. They were 
reported during the past season to ascend Delaware Bay to Co- 
hansy Creek. 
