372 A. E. Yerrill- — North American Gephalopods. 
Octopus Bairdii — Continued. 
Stat. 
Locality. 
Fath. 
Bottom. 
When 
coll’d. 
Spc imen8. 
No. Sex. 
264 
Off Cape Cod, 15 m. 
80 
mud 
1879 
July 29 
2 j. 3 : 1 1. 2 : 1 j. S 
342 
Off Cape Cod, 14 m 
94 
mud 
Sept. 10 
2 m. 3 : 1 j. 2 
364 
Off Cape Cod, 15 m. 
70 
hard sand 
Sept. 18 
3 1. 3 : 2 j. 3 : 2 1. 2 
372 
Off Chatham, Mass., 21 m. 
70 
sand 
Sept. 19 
1 1. 2 
869 
Off Newj 
N. Lat. 
40’ 02' 18" 
wri, R. I. 
W. Long. 
70° 23' 06" 
192 
mud, fine sand 
1880 
Sept. 4 
1 1. 2 : 3 j. 2 
870 
40 02 36 
70 22 58 
155 
fine sand 
Sept. 4 
1 1. 3 : 3 j. 
874 
40 
70 57 
85 
mud 
Sept. 13 
1 
878 
39 55 
70 54 15 
1424 
mud 
Sept. 13 
1 1. 3 
879 
39 49 30 
70 54 
225 
fine sand 
Sept. 13 
13:12 
880 
39 48 30 
70 54 
2524 
mud 
Sept. 13 
13:12 
892 
39 46 
71 05 
487 
mud 
Oct. 2 
1 1. 2 
893 
39 52 20 
70 58 
372 
mud 
Oct. 2 
2 3:22 
894 
39 53 
70 58 30 
365 
sand 
Oct. 2 
3 l. 3 : 3 2 
895 
39 56 30 
70 59 45 
238 
mud 
Oct. 2 
2 3:22 
897 
Off Chesapeake Bay. 
37 25 ; 74 18 
157£ 
sand 
Nov. 16 
1 3 
898 
37 24 
74 17 
300 
mud 
Nov. 16 
2 3:42 
303 
Blake Exp . — U. S. Coast 
Survey. 
N. Lat. W. Long. 
41° 34' 30"; 65° 54' 30" 
306 
1880 
1 3 (fig’d) 
332 
35 45 30 
74 48 
263 
1880 
4 3 : 1 j- 2 
327 
34 0 30 
76 10 30 
178 

1880 
13:12 
310 
39 59 16 
70 18 30 
260 

1880 
l 3 
336 
38 21 50 
73 32 
197 

1880 
1 3 j. 
321 
32 43 25 
77 20 30 
233 

1880 
1 3: 1 2 j. 
306 
41 32 50 
65 55 
524 
— 
1880 
1 6 j- 
Lot. 
264 
Gloucester Fisheries. 
Lat. 42° 49' ; long. 62° 57' 
N.lat.44° 1 7'; W.long.58° 1 0' 
200-300 
Schooner. 
Marion 
Jan. ’79 
1 1.2 
351 
120 
Grace L. Fears 
June’79 
2 2 
372 
Off Miquelon I. 
7 
A. M. Williams 
July ’79 
1 
421 
Banquereau, off 2b S 
300 
Commonw’lth 
Aug.’ 7 9 
1 2 
501 
N. lat. 43° 14'; long. 61 7' 
250 
A. M. Williams 
Oct. ’79 
1 2 
605 
Brown’s Bank, N. S 

Barracouta 
Jan. ’80 
1 mutilated 
771 
Off St. Peter’s Bank 
80 
Kpes Tarr 
July ’80 
13:12 
792 
G. P. Whitman 
Aug.’80, 
1 1. 3 
917 
Banquereau, 
N. S 
A. M. Williams 
1880 
11.3 
721 
Grand Bank 
GuyC’ningham 
July ’801 
l 1. 2 
In the last column.,;'. = young; l. = large; m. or med. = medium size. 
Specimens of this species were kept, alive for several days, in order 
to observe its habits. Several characteristic drawings, three of which 
are now reproduced (Plate XXXIV, figs. 5, 6; Plate XXXVIII, fig. 
8), were made from life by Mr. J. H. Emerton, showing its different 
attitudes. 
