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Plate VIII. 



Architeuthis princeps V. (No. 14). General figure ; from the recently preserved speci- 

 men; restored in accordance "with the measurements of the freshly caught speci- 

 men ; ^ natural size. Drawn by the author. 



Plate IX. 



Figures 1 and la. — Architeuthis princeps Verrill (No. 14). A marginal ring from one 

 of the large suckers of the tentacular-arm ; 1, side view, enlarged 1^ diameters; la, 

 portion of the rim ; enlarged 3 diameters. 



Figures 2 and 2a. — The same specimen. One of the medium-sized, oblique rings of a 

 sucker from the distal part of a sessile arm ; enlarged 1| diameters ; top and side 

 views. 



Figures 3 and 4. — The same. Top and side views of one of the smaller and more dis- 

 tal rings, from a sessile arm ; enlarged 3 diameters. 



Figures 5 and 6. — The same. Top and side views of a complete sucker, with its pedi- 

 cel, from the middle of a sessile arm ; enlarged 1| diameters. 



Figure 7. — The same. Top view of one of the smaller, very oblique, distal sucker- 

 rings, from a sessile arm ; enlarged 3 diameters. 



Figure 8. — The same. Portion of the horny ring of a medium-sized sucker from the 

 middle of a sessile arm ; top view ; enlarged G diameters ; from a camera-drawing. 



Figure 9. — The same. Side view of the horny ring of one of the largest and least 

 oblique of the suckers from near the base of the lateral arms; enlarged 1£ diam- 

 eters. 



Figure 10. — The same. Side view of the horny ring of one of the marginal suckers 

 of the tentacular-club ; enlarged 3 diameters. 



Figure 11. — Architeuthis princeps (No. 13). Portions of the horny ring of one of the 

 large suckers of the tentacular-arm, much enlarged ; a and b, portions of the mar- 

 gin, from the outside ; c, portion seen from the inside. 



Figures 8 and 11 are camera-drawings by the author; all the others are by J. II. 

 Emerton. 



Plate X. 



Figure 1. — Architeuthis princeps V. (No. 14). Caudal fin from beneath ; from the spec- 

 imen a few days after it had been placed in alcohol; about £ natural size. 



Figure 2. — The same specimen. After it had been preserved several months in strong 

 alcohol ; about £ natural size. 



Figure 1 was drawn by J. B. Holder, M. D. ; figure 2 by the author. 



Plate XI. 



Figure 1. — Architeuthis princeps V. (No. 10). Upper jaw; natural size. 



Figure 2. — The same. Lower jaw; the dotted line shows the parts that are present 



on the opposite side. 

 Figure 3. — Architeuthis princeps (No. 1). Part of lower jaw ; side view; natural size. 

 Figure 3a. — The same. Front view ; natural size. The rest of this beak had been 



destroyed. 

 Figures 1 and 2 were drawn by the author ; figure 3 by J. H. Emerton. 



Plate XII. 



Figure 1. — Architeuthis Hariingii V. Lower mandible, showing the anterior portion 



only ; natural size. 

 Figure la. — The same. Section of a sucker from a sessile arm of the same specimen ; 



lb, horny ring of the same ; natural size. After Harting. 

 Figure lc. — The same. Teeth on the radula. After Harting. 

 Figure 2. — Architeuthis dux Steenstrup. Lower mandible; natural size. Copied from 



Harting's figure, after Steenstrup. 



