New York, April 24, 1917. No. 43 



OfTO 



Published to advance the Science of cold-blooded vertebrates 



A WINTER RECORD OF SPHYRNA 

 ZYGAENA FROM LONG ISLAND. 



A Hammerhead Shark, Sphyrna zygaena, was 

 taken in Long Island Sound, at Orient, February 

 14, 1909. The fish was 22 inches in length. 



I was collecting algae in the shallow water along 

 the ebb tide mark when I discovered this specimen 

 moving sluggishly in about one foot of water. It 

 was captured with ease and a drawing and notes en- 

 tered in note book at the time. 



This shark appears to be unknown, or exceed- 

 ingly rare in Long Island waters in winter. 



The local pound fishermen tell me that 40 or 

 more years ago this species was frequently caught in 

 traps during the summer and early fall months. Late 

 years it seems to be uncommon near Orient. We 

 have taken but two examples in our pounds in Long 

 Island Sound over a period of twenty years. A 6-foot 

 specimen on October 2, 1908, and one of 2 feet, July 

 20, 1912. 



Roy Latham, 



Orient, N. Y. 



A NOTE ON THE FOOD OF SQUALUS 



SUCKLII, THE CALIFORNIA 



DOGFISH. 



During the months of May and June, 1915, the 

 writer had occasion to prepare, for laboratory use, a 



