EXPEDITION TO POINT HARROW, ALASKA. 131 



Collector's No. 26, Museum No. 33924 $ ; Large. Marked on tin- same general pattern as the 

 female, but with only seven lateral bands. All the markings smaller and obscured. General 

 color a brighter red, approaching scarlet. 



7. LYCODES COCCINEUS Beau. 



(KwxrawUi.) 



This species was obtained with the preceding, and one large specimen was washed up on the 

 beach. A small specimen had the following colors when fresh: 



Collector's No. 7, Museum No. 33,923 <Jjuv., 11.5 inches long. Paler than L. turnerii, with 

 the contrast between the cliocolate and cream color more strongly marked. Belly ligbter, and the 

 red more of a pale orange. Cheeks brownish orange. The second, fourth, and sixth bands end as 

 roundish spots on the back; the alternate bauds are continued down, widen, and nearly meet each 

 other. Broad band on anal extending from origin about one-third the length of the fin. 



LIPARIDID^. 

 8. LIPARI3 GIBBUS Beau. 



On March 30, 1883, a small specimen much mutilated washed up in the tide-liole, covered with 

 small amphipods (Onitimus liltoralis). Radial formula : D. 43; A. 37; C. 12; P. 38. Museum 

 No. 33,949. 



COTTIDJ3. 



9. COTTTTS DECASTRENSIS Kuerr. 



(Ku'n-ai-6. ; l'i"i'l-ai-('>). 



These were obtained wherever Boreorjadus said was taken, but always in comparatively small 

 numbers. 



10. COTTTJS QUADRICORNIS Linn. 



This species was taken with the preceding, and the young were plenty in our lagoon, close to 

 tbe outlet, in September, and also in the shoal water of Elson Bay, at Pergniak. Captain Heron- 

 deen brought in a small specimen of this species taken in a tributary of Meade River, some 80 or 

 90 miles from the sea. Its colors when fresh were: Ycntrals, lower edge of pectorals, branchioste- 

 gal membrane, and edge of mouth, bright vermilion. Back, dark olive, shading through dark 

 slate to white on the belly. 



MIOBOSTOMID2E. 



11. OSMERTJS DENTEX Steiiidachner. 

 (Ithodnln). 



In February, 1883, a Kungmeun Eskimo brought in a large number of these smelts, which lie 

 said were caught with hook and lino in "The River'" ("Ku : '), supposed to run into Waiuwright's 

 Inlet. The .species was well known to the natives at Point Barrow, who said that it occurred 

 nowhere in the Immediate neighborhood, and was always taken with hook and line. 



12. MALLOTUS VILLOSUS (Miiller) Cuv. 



In 1882, after the sea was fairly opened, that is, about the 20th of July, these lish appeared 

 along the beach in small numbers at first. A few da.\s later they were passing up the shore close 

 to the. beach in very large schools, all moving northeast, and occasionally running into the mouths 

 of the lagoons. 



l>y .Inly 25 they had all passed, and one female only was observed in the autumn. .She was 

 seined with a number of Polar Cod on September 5 close to the beach. None, at all were noticed 

 in the summer of iss;;. 



