400 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. [190j 



Octopus Bairdii — Continued. 



No. 



214 

 223 

 233 

 234 

 238 



264 

 342 

 364 

 372 



870 

 874 

 878 

 879 

 880 

 892 

 893 

 894 

 895 



897 



303 

 332 

 327 

 310 

 336 

 3.21 

 306 



925 

 939 



945 



946 



947 



951 

 952 



994 



997 



Locality. 



Gulf of Maine and Massachusetts 

 Bay— Continued. 



Off Cape Ann 



do 



South of Cape Ann . 



do 



Off Cape Ann 



Off Cape Cod 



do 



do 



Off Chatham, Mass 



Fath- 

 oms. 



Off Newport, R. I. 



N. lat. 

 40° 02' 18" 

 40° 02' 36" 

 40° 00' 00" 

 39° 55' 00" 

 39° 49' 30" 

 39° 48' 30" 

 39° 46' 00" 

 39° 52' 20" 

 39° 53' 00" 

 39° 56' 30" 



W. long. 

 70° 23' 06". 

 70° 22' 58". 

 70° 57' 00". 

 70° 54' 15". 

 70° 54' 00". 

 70° 54' 00". 

 71° 05' 00". 

 70° 58' 00". 

 70° 58' 30". 

 70° 59' 45". 



Off Chesapeake Bay. 



N. lat. W. long. 

 37° 25' 00"; 74° 18' 00". 

 37° 24' 00": 74° 17' 00". 



Blake Expedition, United State* 

 Ooast Survey. 



N. lat. W. long. 



41° 34' 30"; 65° 54' 30". 



35° 45' 30"; 74° 00' 48". 



34° 00' 30"; 76° 10' 30". 



39° 59' 16"; 70° 18' 30". 



38° 21' 50"; 73° 00' 32". 



32° 43' 25"; 77° 20' 30". 



41° 32' 50"; 65° 55' 00". 



Off Martha's Vineyard, United 

 States Fish Commission. 



S. 1 W. 86 miles from Gray Head . . 

 S. by E. i E. 98 miles from Gay 



Head 



S. by W. J W. 841 miles from Gay 



Head 



S. by W. } W. 87i miles from Gay 



Head 



S. by W. | W. 89 miles from Gay 



Head 



S. 85 miles from Gay Head 



S. i E. 87$ miles from Gay Head. . 

 SSW. J W. 1041 miles from Gay 



Head 



SSW. i W. 1031 miles from Gay 



Head 



SSW. i W. 102* miles from Gay 



Head 



1025 'SSW. i W. 95 miles from Gay 



Head 



5 SSW. J W. 931 miles from Gay 



Head 



1028 i SSE. | E. 1081 miles from Gay 



Head 



1033 SSE. J E. 106 miles from Gay 



Head 



1035 SSE. 4 E. 103J miles from Gay 



Head 



1045 Off Delaware Bay 



1047 Off Delaware Bay 



192 

 155 



85 

 142J 

 225 

 2521 

 487 

 372 

 365 

 238 



1571 

 300 



306 

 263 

 178 

 260 

 197 

 233 

 624 



224 



258 



202 



241 



312 

 219 

 388 



368 



335 



302 



216 



182 



410 



183 



120 

 312 

 156 



Bottom. 



Fine sand . 

 Soft mud . 



....do 



...do 



...do 



Mud 



...do 



Hard sand 

 Sand 



Mud and sand 



Pine sand 



Mud 



....do 



Fine sand . . . 



Mud 



...do 



....do 



Sand 



MHd 



When 

 collected. 



Specimen*. 



Sand. 

 Mud. 



Sand and mud 



Sand and mad 



Sand and mud 



Sand and mud 



Sand and mud 

 Mud 



Sand and mud 



Mud 



Mud 



Mud 



Mud 



Mud 



Mud 



Sand & gravel 



Sand 



Mud 



Sand 



1878. 

 Sept. 17 

 Sept. 21 

 Sept. 24 

 Sept. 24 

 Sept. 26 



1879. 

 July 29 

 Sept. 10 

 Sept. 18 



Sept. 19 11.? 



lm.? 



2 d" : 1 $ : 1 1. ? 

 lj. d" 

 2j.d-:lj.9 



29 



2j.cf:lj.9:ll-9 

 2m.d , :lj.9 



3 1. cf : 2 j. cT : 2 L ? 



1880. 



Sept. 4 



Sept. 4 



Sept. 13 



Sept. 13 



Sept. 13 



Sept. 13 



Oct. 2 



Oct. 2 



Oct. 2 



Oct. 2 



Nov. 16 

 Nov. 16 



1880 

 1880 

 1880 

 1880 

 1880 

 1880 

 1880 



1881. 

 July 16 



Aug. 4 



Aug. 9 



Aug. 9 



Aug. 9 

 Aug. 23 

 Aug. 23 



Sept. 8 



Sept. 8 



Sept. 8 



Sept. 8 



Sept. 14 



Sept. 14 



Sept. 14 

 Oct. 10 

 Oct. 10 



11.9:3j.9 

 lLtf:3 j. 



lLcf 



Id: 1? 

 Id 1 : 1? 

 11.9 

 2^: 29 

 3Ld: 39 

 2Ld": 21.9 



lLrf 

 2d\ 49 



1 d (fig'd). • 



4cf:19j. 



Id: 1$ 



Id 



Id)- 



ld":19J- 



idi 



1 L <f : 3 j. <f 

 lrf:l$:lj. 



39:1* 



4 9:5<fi JJ. 



lL9:4<f 



4 Q :2d 

 4 $i2<f 



11. cf 



Sept. 8 lj. d 



4j. 



lLcf :lLf 



1 d 



Id 



11. d 

 1W 



19 



