172 Ohlin, Zoological observations duriug Peary Auxiliary Expedition 1894. 



the harbour of Godhavn; the result was very poor and the few forms 

 obtained have, no doubt, already been described. 



I used the surface -net at six stations during- the voyage: in the 

 Strait of Davis off Fredrikshaab in lat. 62 30' N. July 13, offTasiusak, 

 the most northern ,,Udliggersted" of Danish Greenland some miles 

 north from Upernivik July ID, at Dalrymple Island July 24 and three 

 times at different places in Inglefield Gulf. The result of the surface- 

 gatherings off Tasiusak and Dalrymple Island was nest to nothing: 

 only some din&ftagellats, diatoms, copepods and other entomostraca were 

 secured. On the contrary, off Fredrikshaab the net was filled with 

 Liinacina, eopepods and ostrapods, Zoea- and Mysis-stages of decapods 

 in g'reat quantities. Not so numerous were small CL/one. Cydippe. 



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craspedot medusae, Sal-p<i, Appendicularia, one hyper id and Ceratium. 

 The ,,planktou u of Ingleiield Gulf was very rich. I found the 

 evening to be the best time for using the surface- net; at that time 

 and, probably, the whole night, if I may use such a word for that 

 part of the day when the sun is lowest at the horizon, innumerable 

 masses of pretty -looking animals rise to the surface. The best way 

 to find out where to expect the richest life was to follow the thou- 

 sands of little auk feeding on those organisms. In greatest amount 

 were Ciione and Limacina , copepods and ostracods, 45 species of 

 ctenophors, 5 of craspedot medusae, one hyperid, 2 or 5 other amphi- 

 jiods and some larvae of decapods. More seldom I observed in the 

 plankton Sayittu, palaemonids, schizopods, one polychaet, 2 small fishes, 

 liydroids on floating seaweed and Ceratium. Unfortunately I had no 

 good opportunity on board the vessel to preserve the tine coelenterats. 

 Thus, now, most of them are much contracted and, of course, without 

 their beautiful colours, so as not to allow of a sure determination. 

 Nor had I time to describe or picture them alive. 



Although, of course, the collection secured through these few 

 dredgings and surface -gatherings is not yet' worked up, I suppose it 

 will be interesting to see the following list of some of the animals 

 brought up in the dredge. By a very rough selection and examination 

 I have been able to make up such a preliminary account of species 

 surely distinguished. To this list there will be added many more, when 

 all the classes and the pelagic forms have been worked up by specia- 

 lists. Thus I have obtained from the dredging- material: 



IHsces . 10 species (at least) 



a : Decapoda 10 



Schizopoda 2 



Cumacea 2 



Isopoda 5 



AmpMpoda 20 



Total 49 



