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during high water, however, when the creek was over 

 a mile wide in many places. Local fishermen report 

 that the Spoonbill is seen every few years during 

 such floods. 



Max M. Ellis, 

 Boulder, Colorado. 



MEASUREMENTS OF A LARGE EXAM- 

 PLE OF CESTRACION ZYGAENA 

 (LINNAEUS). 



On August 3, 1916, a large male hammerhead 

 shark was taken by the U. S. Fisheries Schooner 

 Grampus, about 90 miles east from Cape May, N. J. 

 It was first noticed following in the wake of the ves- 

 sel immediately after two of the party had been in 

 swimming. It was evidently excited and swam rap- 

 idly, crossing the wake in short zig-zags, being ap- 

 parently guided by sense of smell. A large hook 

 baited witli a chunk of tilefish was cast over, and the 

 shark was so eager in his rushes for this bait that he 

 missed it repeatedly. When hooked, he made a de- 

 termined fight for more than five minutes against the 

 combined efforts of five men. Finally a sword-fish 

 iron was fastened in him, and he was brought on deck 

 without further trouble. 



The stomach was empty. 



Measurements as follows: 



cm. cm. 



Total length 302 Anal to ventrals _ 29 



Width of head C>3 Base of ventrals 17 



Snout to 1st dorsal 83 Length of claspers 29 



Base of 1st dorsal 29 Height of ventrals 15 



Height of 1st dorsal 43 Ventrals to pectoral 60 



1st dorsal to 2d dorsal 70 Pectoral base _ 18 



Base of 2d dorsal 10 Length of pectorals 37 



Height of 2d dorsal 11 Pectoral to rear angle of head 32 



2d dorsal to caudal base 21 Pectoral to snout 57 



Caudal base to tip upper lobe 89 Depth of body 50 



Caudal base to Up lower lobe 34.5 Diameter of 35 



Caudal base to tork ot caudal 21 11T . ,.',., 



Tip of caudal to notch 17 ^ ]<lth between nostrils 51 



Caudal base to anal 19 Snout to u PP er lj P u 



Base of anal 15 Snout to angle of jaw 25.5 



Height of anal 13 Width of mouth 19 



