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Station 47. Off the coast of North America, east of Massachusetts. May 7, 1873. 

 Lat. 41° 14' 0" N., long. 65° 45' 0" W. Depth 1340 fathoms. Blue mud. 

 Surface temperature 42 o- Fahr. 



Plutonaster bifrons. Also at Station V. or off the coast of Por- 

 tugal. 

 Plutonaster rigidus, var. semiarmata. Or at Station 46. 

 Porcellanaster cserulcus. Also at Stations 45 and 46. 

 Freyella bracteata. Also at Stations 46 and 50. 



Station 48. South-west of Halifax, Nova Scotia. May 8, 1873. Lat. 43° 4' 0" N., 

 long. 64° 5' 0" W. Depth 51 fathoms. Rock. Surface temperature 38 o, 

 Fahr. 



Crossaster jiapposus. 



Solaster encleca. 



Cribrella oculata. Also at Stations 46 and 49. 



Station 49. South of Halifax, Nova Scotia. May 20, 1873. Lat. 43° 3' 0" N., long. 

 63° 39' 0" W. Depth 85 fathoms. Gravel, stones. Bottom temperature 

 35 o- Fahr. ; surface temperature 40°'5 Fahr. 



Pontaster hebitus. 



Pse udarchaster intermedins. 



Leptoptychaster arcticus, var. elongata. Also at Station 46. 



Pentagonaster granularis. 



Hippasteria plana. 



Stichaster albulus. 



Pteraster militaris. 



Cribrella oculata. Also at Stations 46 and 48. 



Asterias (Leptasterias) compta. 



Station 50. South of Halifax, Nova Scotia. May 21, 1873. Lat. 42° 8' 0" N., long. 

 63° 39'0"W. Depth 1250 fathoms. Blue mud. Bottom temperature 38°-0 

 Fahr. ; surface temperature 45 o, Fahr. 



Pararchaster armatus. Also at Station 46, and off Portugal. 



Pontaster for cipatus. Also at Stations 44, 45, and 46. 



Zoroaster fidgens. Also at Stations 46 and 120. 



Asterias (Hydrasterias) ophidion. 



Freyella bracteata. Also at Stations 46 and 47. 



