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ZOOLOGY. 
List of specimens. 
Catalogue 
number. 
No of 
specimens 
Sex and 
age. 
Locality. 
When 
collected. 
Collected by— 
Original 
number. 
Nature of spe¬ 
cimens 
519 
i 
Adult. 
San Francisco, Cal.__ 
1855 
Dr. Ayres_ 
39 
Alcoholic. 
XII.—FAMILY OPHIDID^E. 
36. AMMODYTES PERSONNATUS, Grd. 
General lteport upon Fishes. 
Head constituting about the fifth of the total length ; posterior extremity of maxillary 
extending to the anterior rim of the orbit. Eyes rather large. Origin of dorsal fin situated in 
advance of the extremities of the pectoral fins ; the caudal fin is posteriorly subcrescentic. 
Color, greyish brown above, silvery beneath ; base of caudal black. 
A kind of “ Sand Launce.” 
List of specimens. 
Catalogue 
number. 
No. of 
specimens. 
Sex and 
age. 
Locality. 
When 
collected. 
Collected by— 
Original 
number. 
Nature of spe¬ 
cimens. 
612 
2 
Adult. 
Cape Flattery, W. T. 
1855 
Lieut. Trowbridge... 
Alcoholic. 
XIII. FAMILY GADIDiE. 
37. MORRHUA PROXIMA, Grd. 
Plate XLa, figs. 5-8. — General Beport upon Fishes. 
Snout subconical, thickish ; upper jaw protruding beyond the lower one. Posterior extrem¬ 
ity of the maxillary extending to a vertical line, which would intersect the pupil. Dorsal and 
anal fins all distinct from one another. Anterior anal longer than the second dorsal. Caudal 
fin posteriorly subtruncated. Color, yellowish-ash or brown above ; sides and belly silvery- 
white. 
A true “cod fish/' the only one as yet observed in California and Oregon. 
List of specimens. 
Catalogue 
number. 
No. of 
specimens. 
Sex and 
age. 
Locality. 
When 
collected. 
Collected by — 
Original 
number. 
Nature of 
specimens. 
526 
527 
5 
5 
Adult 
-. do - - - 
Presidio, Cal__ 
_do__„__ 
1853 
1855 
Lieut. Trowbridge... 
Dr. Newberry_ 
Alcoholic. 
_do. 
