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ON MELANOCETUS JOHNSON II. 



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Nestling of Spot-billed Toucanet {Selenidera maculirostris) showing feather-tracts 

 and serrated pads («) on metatarsal joint. A. Enlarged view of serrated 

 pad. 



A Deep-Sea Angler-Fish, Melanocetvs johnsonii. 



Mr. 0. Tate Regan, M.A., F.Z.S., exhibited a specimen of a 

 remarkable fish, Melanocetus jolinsonii Giinth., that had been 

 presented to the British Museum by the Hon. "Walter Rothschild, 

 F.R.S., and made the following remai'lcs : — 



" This curious fish has an enormous mouth aimed with slender 



