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lete streak down posteriorly from lower margin of eye towards 
lower base of pectoral. Another slightly more distinct from 
lower margin of eye down towards base of ventral. Back of 
eye on each side of head 4 blackish spots, uppermost level with 
upper margin of eye, next level with upper margin of pupil, 
and others in dark streaks. Still further back, on opercle, are 
2 others, one above other. Along lateral line, which is deep 
brownish, a series of about 16 round white spots, distinct, and 
largest after pectoral fin. Under surface of head, maxillary, and 
lower third of trunk, white. Lips and mandible with gray- 
brown specks or dustings. Dorsals and anal translucent brown- 
ish-gray basally, and becoming blackish marginally, this very 
distinct on spinous dorsal as its median portion is more whitish. 
Caudal dusky-gray. Pectoral pale or whitish, specked or shaded 
with brownish-gray above. Ventral white. Iris silvery-white, 
slightly grayish above, and pupil slaty. Length 5% inches. 
Taken at Sea Isle ‘City on July 25th, 1907. W. J. Fox. 
Family MERLUCCIIDE. 
Merluccius bilinearis (Mitchill). 
Frost Fish. Whiting. 
About Cape May the whiting is taken in winter while cod- 
fishing. It has been found at the northeast end of Five Fathom 
Bank and northeast on McCrie’s Shoal. During the past No- 
vember and December frequently about Cape May. Mr. James 
Boyce secured a large example at Asbury Park on December 22, 
1907, now in my possession. They are called frost fish at that 
locality, as they are found washed ashore in numbers at times 
during the night. When seen lying on the beach their silvery 
color enables one to locate them at such times, especially as they 
flap about in the retreating undertow. 
