OF CUTTLE FISH. i 01 



Family of Sepiedka. Leach. 



3. Sepia octopa. Peron. Very small. 

 Inhabits the island of Dorre, Shark Bay. 

 Tiiis species can hardly be the octopus of Lin. I 

 propose, therefore, the name of Peronii for it. 



3. Sepia rugosa. Bosc. — 1 do not think that our 

 species is the same with that described by Bosc; I 

 therefore propose for it the name of that naturalist; 

 Boscii 



4. Sepia varietas. Peron. 

 Inhabits the small island of Dorre. 



The shores of King's island were covered with 

 Sepiae, many of which were living. We there obser-. 

 ved also many groups of their eggs. 



REFERENCE TO THE PLATES. 



Plate 6. Leachia cyclura. 

 Plate 7. Lol.igo Bartramii. 



fig. 1. lateral view. 



M 2. dortsal view. 



" a. b. sections of the arms magnified, exhibiting front, 

 and lateral views of the suckers. 



" c. a portion of the skin of the body magnified. 



" d. beak. 



" e. bone. 



" f. transverse section of the boire. 

 Plate 8. Loligo Pealeii. 



fig. 1. dorsal view. 



" 2. side view. 



" a. bone — front view. 



" b. bone — side view. 



" c. beak, sphincter, and appendices. 



" d. d d. suckers, magnified 

 Plate 9. fig. 1. Onykia Carrib^a, dorsal view. 



" 2. do. do. lateral view. 



" a. b. bone — profile, and front views. 



" c. transverse section of the bone. 



" d. extremity of one of the long arms magnified. 



" e. hook and sucker, magnified. 



"" 3. Onykia Angulatus. 



