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pale translucent. Dorsals, caudal, ventrals and claspers above 
broccoli-brown. Spines all transparent horny-color. Iris silvered 
with just a trace of brownish with a narrow ring of cream-buff 
encircling blackish pupil. Lower surface of body livid brownish- 
white with purplish, bluish and reddish tints, and on outer edges 
of pectorals some of dark tints as spots showing through trans- 
parent fins. Teeth whitish. Lower surface of tail with brown- 
ish tints, especially towards its tip. Length 18% inches. One 
16 inches long much paler and dusky blotches absent or replaced 
by brownish, though spots otherwisé more or less uniform. Sea 
Isle City. April 29th, 1906. Wm. J. Fox. 
Raja ocellata (Mitchill). 
Biz Spotted Skate. 
It has been taken off Palermo, in Cape May County, accord- 
ing to Mr. G. Z. Hartman, where it reaches some size. Mr. H. 
Walker Hand reports it from Cape May, though thinks it is not 
so abundant along the ocean shore as the other species. When 
hooked they describe small circles after the fashion of most skates. 
Raja eglanteria Lacépéde. 
IPEDS Giz 
Common Speckled Skate. 
Mr. Geo. Z. Hartman, of Palermo, says it-is common. It 
also occurs at Ocean City. Mr. Fox obtained it at Sea Isle 
City during the past summer. 
Raja levis Mitchill. 
Barn Door Skate. 
Mr. Wm. J. Fox reports 5 or 6 large examples nearly 5 feet 
in length from Sea Isle City, March 18th, 1906. The wings are 
cut off for food and used by the Italians. One small one, pos- 
