194 A. E. Verrill — North American Cephalopods. 



inches; its head and body together, 19 inches; body alone, 14 inclies; 

 its tentacular-arms, 22 and 24 inches ; short arms, from 6'5 to 8'5 

 inches; tail-fin, 13*5 inches broad and G long. 



This species differs widely from all the others in the relatively 

 enormous size and breadth of its caudal fin, which is nearly as broad 

 as the body is long, and moxe than twice as broad as long. It will 

 form the type of a new generic group. 



No. 22.— Brigus specimen, 1879. 



Mr. Harvey states that portions of another large squid were cast 

 ashore near Brigus, Conception Bay, in October, 1879. 



Two of the short arms, each measuring eight feet in length, were 

 found with other mutilated parts, after a storm. 



No. 23.— James's Cove specimen, 1879. 

 P"'rom Mr. Harvey I have also very recently received an account of 

 another specimen, which was captured entire about the first of 

 November last, at James's Cove, Bonavista Bay, N. F. It seems to 

 have been a fine and complete specimen, about the size of the Cata- 

 lina Bay specimen (No. 14). Unfortunately the fishermen, as usual, 

 indulged immediately in their propensity to cut and destroy, and it 

 is doubtful if any portion was preserved. The account referred to 

 was published in the Mornw.g Chronicle^ of St. John's, N. F., Dec. 

 9, 18'79, and was credited to the Ilarhor Grace ^Standard. The 

 author of the article is not given. The following extract contains 

 all that is essential : " A friend at Musgrave Town sends us the 

 following particulars relative to the capture of a big squid at James's 

 Cove, Goose Bay, about a month ago. Our correspondent says : 

 Mr. Thos. Moores and several others saw something moving about 

 in the water, not far from the stage. Getting into a punt they went 

 alongside, when they were surprised to see a monstrous squid. One 

 of the men struck at it with an oar, and it immediately struck for 

 the shore, and went quite upon the beach. The men then succeeded 

 in getting a rope around it, and hauled it quite ashore. It measured 

 38 feet altogether. The body was about 9 feet in length, and two 

 of its tentacles or horns were 29 feet each. There were several other 

 smaller horns, but they were not so long. The body was about 6 

 feet in circumference. When I saw it, it was in the water, and was 

 very much disfigured, as one of the men had thoughtlessly cut off 

 the two longest tentacles, and had ripped the body partly open, 

 thereby completely spoiling the appearance of the creature. The 

 foregoing particulars I obtained from Mr. Moores." 



