\K< II I I'M I'll [8. 



acro ; arm-. C, feet loii^'. their -ucker- I inch in diamet er ; 

 upper j;i\\ nearly I inches. lower one :; indie- lo 

 Portions of tin- pen \\cre piv-ci \ ed. M \\dl as tin- odonto- 



phore ; ihc\ -eem toauTee with OmitiQstrepfiei. 



The above dimension- and the figure- which \\ c give, 

 I'roni a specimen captured November. l^T-'!. :il Loi'ie IJay. x 



foiindland, 



lh'nnfi'u(/iin i>rnbtwiili-ii!t m More (of wliieli weli:i\e ^i\cn a 

 detailed art-mmi on p. 7'.)). slcaiidefl on the Irish coast two 

 hundred \ e:ii-s .-i^o. l>elon<i's to this speeies : the power of pro- 

 jecting the l>e:ik like a prol>osei>. wliich furnishes the Licnerie 

 character, is connnon to sever.-d Liener:i. it' not all of t he deca- 

 pods. Another specimen taken recent ly oil' l>otlin Island. \V. 

 : of h-fland. is also referred to A. in<nitn:hns lv Mr. X'errill. 

 although supposed l>y Mr. More to = A. dn.r. 



(). ( A IK-II ITKI TIMS) I'RiM Ki's. X'errill. 1M. S.". liii's. :is;. 387. 



'I'his species i l>ased on some jaws, and on ron^h measure- 

 ments of the remains of specimens not preserved. A pair of 

 jaw- obtained from the stomach of a sperm whale, are li*riired. 

 and show a close resemMance to J. mo-tuH-hus. Tlu\ a re la rirer. 

 the length of the upper jaw lH'in<r ;"> inches, and somewhat dill'er- 

 ent in shape and proportions from that species. The texture 

 of these lieaks is firmer, and the lamina are relatively thicker 

 than in .1. ///o/m/7>//x. The rostrum and most of the frontal 

 regions are black and polished, irradually becoming oi-aii-e 

 colored and ti'anslucent towards the posterior border. It is 

 believed to be the largest described species, measuring 40 feet 



from tail to tentacular extremities. 



Newfoundland. 



A living specimen was cast ashore ( Sept . :Mth. 1 XTT ). durinir 

 a severe uale. at ('atalina. Trinity P>:iy. N. F. A 1'ter deat h. it 

 was packed in brine and forwarded to the New York Aquarium. 

 where Mr. Yen-ill had the opportunity of examining it. It 

 measure- '.;> feet from tip of tail to base of arms; circumfer- 

 ence of bodv. 7 feet : length of tentacular ai'ius. :',() feet ; of 

 IniiircM sessile arm> (ventral one-). 11 feet: circumference at. 

 ba-e. 17 incln--: length of upper mandibh-. .")_'; in.: diameter 

 of lai'LTe suckers. 1 inch: of kets, s inches. Tin 



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