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33869. [[underlined]] Bathymaster signatus [[/underlined]] Cope, from
 
Bering Island, greatly extending its range.

33870. [[underlined]] Gymnelis [[/underlined]] from Copper Island.

There is a splendid lot of Cottoids and also of Salmonoids which will throw much light on the relations of the Kamtchatkan fauna to that of Alaska.

[[double underlined]] Capt. Thomas Stratton [[/double underlined]] (thro. Jas. G. Swan), [[underlined]] Port Angelos [[/underlined]], [[underlined]] Wash. Ter. [[/underlined]]

[[red underlined]] Catalogue[[/red underlined]] 32547.

This was an example of

[[underlined]] Delolepis virgatus [[/underlined]] Bean, the scaled genus

of [[underlined]] Cryptacanthidæ [[/underlined]] and is the third example known to be preserved. It was picked up on the beach. Mr. Swan writes that "specimens are occasionally but rarely seen in the Victoria market."

[[double underlined]] James G. Swan [[/double underlined]], [[underlined]] Port Townsend [[/underlined]], [[underlined]] Wash. Ter [[/underlined]].

[[red underlined]] Acc.[[/red underlined]] 12647; [[red underlined]]Catalogue [[/red underlined]] 32492-32503.

Mr. Swan had in this collection the following among other species:

[[underlined]] Brama raii [[/underlined]], whose occurrence in the North Pacific he was first to detect.