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banks. Professor Forbes informs me that he has repeated- 

 ly procured it. 



The above account of the localities in which this species 

 has been found, warrants us in believing that it is not so 

 rare as has been imagined ; and that its unfrequent occur- 

 rence is to be attributed to its deep-water habits, rather 

 than to its actual scarcity. As far as I have had oppor- 

 tunities of judging, females are much more numerous than 

 males. 





