276 ANNUAL RECORD OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY. 



Lawrence, Mr. "Whiteaves, of Montreal, added largely to the 

 knowledge of the mollusca of that region, as he collected 

 one hundred and eighteen species of marine shells, or nearly 

 double the number previously supposed to exist in that vicin- 

 ity. Canadian JWaturali8t;V., 217. 



NEW GULF STREAM CRUSTACEANS. 







According to a recent report by Dr. Stimpson upon the 

 crustaceans dredged in the Gulf Stream by Count Pourtales, 

 of the Coast Survey, 81 species, of 47 genera, were obtained, 

 of which 52 of the species and 19 of the genera are to be con- 

 sidered as new. Only a small proportion of the species were 

 from great depths, 15 alone being recorded as coming from 

 below 100 fathoms. The greatest depth at which any of the 

 species were found was 150 fathoms, these belonging to the 

 family of .the Portunidce. The portion of Dr. Stimpson's re- 

 port on the brachyurous crabs of this collection has just been 

 published in the Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zool- 

 ogy at Cambridge, already so well known for the merit of 

 its zoological memoirs, and the remainder will follow at no 

 distant interval. 7 D, February^ 1871, 144. 



verrill's exploration in new jersey. 



Many of our readers are familiar with the names of Mr. 

 Thomas Say, of Philadelphia, and Mr. C. A. Lesueur, as hav- 

 ing been among the most prominent of our naturalists during 

 the earlier part of the present century, and as having added 

 many new species to the lists. The labors of Mr. Say were di- 

 rected largely tow r ard the invertebrata, embracing more par- 

 ticularly the insects, shells, and crustaceans. Many of his ex- 

 plorations w r ere in the vicinity of Beesley's Point, New Jer- 

 sey, where species were obtained by him that have ever since 

 remained almost unknown to science. Several examinations 

 have been more recently made on the New Jersey coast for 

 the express purpose of recovering these forms, and one of 

 the most successful was prosecuted last spring under the di- 

 rection of Professor Verrill, of Yale College, who, with seve- 

 ral companions, spent a week at Somers's Point and Beesley's 

 Point. The results of their labors were much greater than 

 they had anticipated, as they not only obtained a large pro- 

 portion of all the missing forms, but secured quite a number 



