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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 silver}^ 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 21st, 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 AMMODYTID^. 



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 slis'htlv duskv. Other fins all 



