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far as I know, viz : the Guapena (JEques lanceolatus), of which a 

 single specimen, with its characteristic color markings still visible, 

 was found dead on the shore near Hamilton ; and the Green Parrot- 

 fish (Pseudoscarus guacamaia), which was found in considerable 

 numbers on the shore of Long Bird Island. The latter was recogniz- 

 able on account of its remarkable turquoise-blue teeth, some of 

 which were preserved by Mr. A. H. Verrill. 



Those fishes that habitually live in deep water, among the outer 

 reefs, such as the red snapper (JVeomceius aya), large rock-fishes 

 {Mycteroperca bonaci), amber-fishes, etc., appeared not to have been 

 much affected. 



Many of the corals seemed to have been injured also, and some 

 were killed. In Harrington Sound and Castle Harbor we noticed 

 many recently dead specimens of Porites (P. clavaria and P. astre- 

 oides); some of Ocidina; and the " rose-coral " (ATussa, or Isophyllia, 

 dipsacea), and in Harrington Sound, large numbers of dead speci- 

 mens of the "hat-coral" or "shade-coral" (Agaricia fragilis). 



It was also remarkable that the very common " rose-coral " (Mussa, 

 or Isophyllia, dipsacea), even when apparently healthy, was very 

 rarely seen expanded, in March and April, 1901. Indeed, I do not 

 think that a single specimen, of the hundreds that were examined 

 during the month of April, was in full expansion. Nor could we 

 induce any of the numerous specimens, brought in for the purpose 

 of study, to expand satisfactorily, although they were treated with 

 the greatest care. This was in very marked contrast with its behavior 

 in the spring of 1898, when nearly all the specimens were found 

 fully expanded and active, and when brought into the laboratory, 

 with no particular care, they would expand fully and freely, for days 

 together, presenting a very beautiful effect, owing to their various 

 bright colors, among which emerald-green tints were conspicuous. 

 Last year the brighter tints were mostly lacking, and gray and lav- 

 ender were the predominating colors, probably on account of their 

 less healthy condition. 



One very large specimen of the Octopus ( Octopus rugosus) was 

 found dead on the shore, early in March. This species, also, like 

 many others, seemed to be far less common than in 1898. But as a 

 rule, there did not seem to have been any noticeable change in the 

 numbers of most of the Mollusca, Crustacea, annelids, and other 

 invertebrates that live buried in the sand or sheltered in cavities of 

 the reefs. Some of the crabs that live exposed on tin' shores 

 appeared to have been killed in large numbers. The very common 



