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trals white. Aual the same, with tiausparent blotches. Pec'torals pale fleshy ou outer half aud 

 with slightest possible gokleu tiut ou upper aud basal half. ^lembraue colorless, except for the 

 flue puuctulations, which are scattered over the surface and here aud there form irregular spots, 

 and ou the basal portiou a large blotch. Ou lower side of cheeks and immediately iu the rear 

 of the mouth are two bright yellow spots, the posterior one being on the angle of the projecting 

 cheek -boue. Dorsals transparent, except for two or three irregular dark blotches, formed of miuute 

 dots, which are also scattered more sparingly over most of the surface. Caudal slightly inclined 

 to a fleshy tiut aud crossed vertically by 2 irregular bars of dark browu. The end of peduncle 

 is obscured by au irregular dark blotch. 



32906. (122.) Saint Micliat-ls, June 2, 1^78. 



32907. (123.) Saint Michaels, Juuo 2, 1878. Subject of a color slietcli. 



32908. (124.) Saint Michaels, June 2, 1878. 



This fish is of a greenish clay color, nearly uniform on the upper surface, aud thickly mottled 

 with dark spots which vary iu size ou diflerent specimens. The fins are yellowish with dark 

 markiugs, aud the tail is the same with i cross-bars of black, the outer of which is much paler 

 than the others. 



COTTUS AXILLARIS Gill. ? Northern Sculpiu. (Plate XVI, Fig. 2.) 



32960. (183.) Saint Michaels, October 4, 1879. 

 32972. (e7n.) Saint Michaels, September, 1877. 



Extremely common, occurring with Ammoclytes. 



CoTTUS QUADRiFiLis Gill. (Plate XVIII.) 



32961. (182.) Saint Michaels, October 4, 1879. 

 32963. (287.) Saint Michaels, summer, 1880. 

 32943. {Ub.) Kegiktowik. 



Ueanidea microstoma Lockington. 



32969. (266.) Mouth of Xanana River, spring, 1880. 



Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus Tiles. 



32834. (2.) Unalaska, May, 1877. 



32835. (3.) Unalaska, May, 1877. 



Beep-water Furplesjmtted Sctilpin. — Taken in large numbers by the natives iu company with 

 the so-called Rock Cod about rocky points iu a few f^ithoms of water. Ten to 13 inches is the 

 average length. The exact tiut of the ground color varies, but is usually a pinkish-purple, which 

 extends over the top of the head and boly around the caudal peduncle; all tbe fins excei)t 

 the veutrals are bright pinkish-purple, variegated with other colors, as mentioned below. The 

 abdomen and under surface of head are white, more or less tinged with golden yellow on the 

 latter, aud sometimes a tinge of the same ou lower surface of the caudal peduncle. The under 

 surface is i)rofusely spotted with fine roundish specks aud rounded spots aud blotches of purplish- 

 brown. The veutrals are white with pink spots or blotches. Sometimes they are golden-yellow 

 with similar spots. The iris is' a light purple with darker pigment in blotches. The entire upper 

 surface is covered with spots and small blotches of a varying shade of purplish-brown, which ex- 

 tends over the fins as well as the body. The tips of the pectorals are fleshy-red, and across the 

 fin are 3 irregular light purplLsh -brown bands. Across the body extend 5 dark bands rather 

 irregular iu contour aud size. The first crosses the first dorsal, the next 3 are along the second 

 dorsal, aud the last is on base of caudal, and generally sends out an arm aud unites ou side of 

 peduncle with the preceding band. The tips of the fins are often a bright purple, which becomes 

 dull livid purple toward the body. The p.urp'e assumes a pink tiut about the jaws aud sides of 

 the head. In .some specimens the space between the bauds along the back is without definite 

 spots, aud is of a brownish-olive. Iu this case the spots on the bauds aud sides are apt to take a 

 golden tint. In large specimens the colors become darker and there is a tendency in the light 

 colors of the lower parts to become a golden yellow. 

 32971. (437.) Young. 



