A. JE. Verrill — North Americ((7i Cephalopods. 



371 



Professor G. O. Sars has taken it off the Norwegian coast, in 00 to 

 300 fathoms. 



It occurs both on soft muddy bottoms and on hard bottoms. Both 

 sexes often occur together, but the males are usually the most 

 numerous. 



Recently hatched young have been taken in August and Septem- 

 ber, in the Bay of Fundy, off Halifax, N. S., and off Cape Ann, 

 Mass. (at stations 45, 85, 234, 238, etc.). 



One of the specimens obtained by Mr. Agassiz is remarkable for the 

 length and slenderness of the cirrus above the eyes (Plate LI, fig, 

 1, 1«), This is an immature male, and does not appear to differ in 

 any other way from ordinary specimens, of similar size. The append- 

 age of the hectocotylized arm is small and not fully developed (as is 

 always the case in young males), and has an ovate-triangular form, 

 a slightly concave surface, and only a few transverse lamellae 



Octopus Bairdii. — Specimens examined. 



30,31, 

 H2, 33 



45 

 85, 80 



U. S. Fish Com,. 



Bay of Fundy 



Bay of Fundy . . 



Bay of Fundy 



Off G. Menan I 



Casco Bay 



Gulf of Maine, off Cape Ann 



Off Cape Sable, 30 m. 



Off Halifax, 23 m 



Gulf Maine and Mass. Bay. 



Off Gloucester, Mass. 



130 S. of Cape .Ann. 13 m. ... 



Off Cape Ann, 9 m 



156 Off Cape Ann, 5i m 



I G 1 Off Cape Ann, 6 "m 



I G3 Off Cape A nn. 6| m 



1G4 Off Cape Ann, 7 m 



1 82 South of Gloucester 



199 Off Cape Ann, 1,3^ m 



1 84 Off Gloucester, Mass., 4^ m. 



207 Off Gloucester. Mass., 4| m. 



211 Off Cape Ann, G m. 



213 Off Cape Ann, 5.!. m 



214 Off Cape Ann. 6 m 



223 Off Cape Ann, 7 m 



233 South of Gloucester, 4f m. 



M South of Gloucester 



238 Off Gloucester, 4^ m. .. 



Trans. Conn. Acad., Vol. V. 



75 

 80 

 60 

 97-110 

 64 



90 

 91 

 101 



49 

 59 

 42 

 54 



73 

 75 

 45 

 58 

 45 

 42 

 60 

 68 

 57 

 47 

 45 

 43 

 43 



gravel 



mud 

 fine sand 

 fine sand 



mud 



muddy 



mud 



sand 



fine sand 



fine sand 



muddy 



mud 

 soft mud 



mud 



mud 

 fine sand 

 soft mud 

 soft mud 

 soft mud 

 soft mud 

 44 



Specimens. 

 No. Sex. 



2 ^ : 1 j. S 



1 1.^ 

 1 S 



2 j. 5 



1 med. 



2 16:2 

 5 $ 

 11.6:4:].$ 



2$:2l.S 



juv. 



: 4 j. ? 



:4? 



1^ 

 1 j. ! : 2 1. ,^ : 2 ? 



11.5:1 j. S : 1 j. ? 

 5 j. ^ : 3 1. 5 : 1 j. 9 



2 ^ : 3 j. ^ : 2 1. S : 3 



4 j. ? [j. S 

 Ij. 3: 21. 5: 1 1. 5 : 2 



3 j. S : 1 j. s [j. $ 



Ij. 5 



4 j. j : 2 j. ? : 1 S 



1 1.^ 



1 m. 2 



2 ^ : 1 5 : 1 1. S 



1 j.^ 



2 j. J : 1 j. 9 



2? 



August, 1881. 



