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worth Street seems to me to be M. baii-dii (Goode and Bean, 

 'Oceanic Ichthyology,' 393, fig. 335). 



Malacocephalus Icevis (Macrurus loevis). — A specimen which I 

 cannot trace was brought to the museum in 1907, and identified 

 by the British Museum authorities. M. coslorhyncus and M. 

 fabricii, which are described and figured in Fries, Ekstrom, and 

 Sundevall's work, might well be looked for in English markets. 

 The members of this family are now known to be common deep- 

 sea fishes. 



Whiff (Arnoglossus megastoma). — December to March. 



Variegated Sole (Solea variegata). — We have secured one or 

 two examples of this very distinct species. 



Lumpsucker (Cyclopterus lumpus). — This picturesque animal 

 is sometimes displayed as a sort of ornament on fish-stalls in 

 East London. A 6-inch specimen brought to me was marked 

 with tints that I can only describe as pure Prussian blue and 

 pure crimson lake : an embarrassing combination of colours. 



