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similar to back, leaving a longitudinal streak immediately below 
median axis. From shoulder back to base of caudal, and bound- 
ing upper portion of longitudinal immaculate area of tail a pale 
gilded-brassy narrow streak, and this forming about midway in 
axis of latter. Lateral line a slightly brownish shade, its entire 
course making it appear pronounced. Upper surface of head 
_ dusky like back, only dots more numerous and therefore appear- 
ing a litle darker. Snout same shade. Lower surface of head 
pale translucent whitish, with silvery sheen. A slight underlaid 
dusky shade showing through on opercle. Lips pale translucent. 
Iris silvery, shaded a little dusky above. Peritoneum showing 
through abdomen as rather bright silvery, surface of which is 
immaculate. Fins all pale translucent brownish, edges of con- 
fluent unpaired ones at first rather pale, but posteriorly both dorsal 
and anal deep dusky-brown, and when caudal is reached edges of 
all are nearly blackish. Pectoral scarcely darker above or distally. 
Ventral whitish. Length about 4 inches. August 2Ist, 1907, 
Miss Daisy McCadden. Found about a foot under the sand at 
Ocean City along the beach. They are active to some extent, and 
soon bury themselves into the sand, tail first, so that they are able 
to disappear much sooner than the ordinary beach clam. Another 
was taken by Mr. McCadden on September 8th at the same 
locality. 
Family AMMODYTIDE. 
Ammodytes americanus De Kay. 
Sand Lance. 
Color when fresh pale hyaline-olive or greenish above and on 
upper surface of head. Sides of head and body, also lower sur- 
face of both, white. Former with a bright silvery or mercury 
tinge and in some lights reflecting pale violet-blue. Snout and 
end of mandible pale olivaceous, like top of head. Iris silvery- 
white. Dorsal pale olivaceous, also caudal, though latter with a 
dusky tint basally. Along side of caudal peduncle silvery lateral 
band resolves into olivaceous or slightly dusky. Other fins all 
