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tenella, Boltenia reniformis, and several other Ascidians, numerous Bry- 

 ozoa, Terebratulina septentrionalis, a large number of bivalve and 

 univalve shells, among which Buccinum undulatum, &;>/io Islandicus, 

 Chrysodoraus decemco status, Lunatia hems, Purpura lapillus, Chiton 

 marmoreus, C. ruber, and C. albus, Mya truncata and M. arenaria, Saxi- 

 eava arctica, Mmliubiria ui'jra, and Pectcu Islandicus are conspicuous. 

 Of Annelids and Nemerteans there are a large number of species, main' 

 of which have not yet been identified; among the most interesting of 

 the former are Ner< is grandis St., abundant and large, found in the mud 

 of Broad Cove at low water, with many other species of Nephthys, 

 Spio, etc., Areuicola piscatorum, living in the same way at Prince's 

 Cove; Thelphusa circinnata forming coarse tubes under stones; Myxi- 

 cola Steenstrupii, forming a loose, soft, jelly-like tube; a blood-red 

 species of Torquea (V), remarkable for the brilliant blue phosphores- 

 cence of its numerous long tentacles: several fine species of Sabella, 

 Terebellidce, Glycera, Eunice, Phyllodice, Lumbriconereis, etc. Among 

 the larger Crustacea are Cancer irroratus, Crangon boreas, C. vulgaris. 

 The harbor also abounds in Jelly-fishes and many other forms of 

 pelagic animals. Of the former Cyanea arctica, Aurelia flavidula, 

 Oceania languiiia, M,lin rtum eant/iannla, Slaumphora laciniata, Bo- 

 Una alata, and Tdya roseola are very abundant, while other species, 

 such as ( 'alii in ma ornata V .. and M, rh nsia ovum, are occasionally seen. 

 Night collecting would doubtless reveal many other species. Among 

 the other pelagic forms are species of Thysanopoda and Mysis, known 

 to the fishermen as '•shrimp,'" which go in vast, "schools" and are 

 the favorite food of herring, young pollock, and other species of 

 fishes, as well as of large flocks of gulls. We also saw, on one oc- 

 casion, immense numbers of a species of Sagitta, besides many minute 

 species of Entomostraca, etc. The fish-fauna is also rich and diver- 

 sified. The principal fisheries in the vicinity of Eastport are, how- 

 ever, for the common herring (Clupea elongata), the hake, haddock, 

 and pollock, while in deeper waters, outside, halibut and cod are also 

 taken. During the time that I was at Eastport last summer, three large 

 specimens of the basking shark {Cetorliinns maximus) were taken in 

 the vicinity of Eastport and Lubec, having been left in shallow water 

 by the ebbing tide. These were from 25 to 30 feet in length, and very 

 thick in proportion, and were all males, as was a still larger one, 

 about 35 feet loug, caught near Eastport in 1868. This shark, although 

 very powerful, is quite harmless and rather sluggish. The teeth are 

 small and slender, shaped something like shoe-pegs, and the mouth 

 and throat are comparatively small. The liver is very bulky and 

 often yields two or three barrels of oil. Four or five other species of 

 sharks are also not uncommon. The wolf-fish, Anarrhicas vomerinus, 

 is frequent on the rocky shores, feediug largely on the sea-urchin 

 (Euryechinus Dr'obachiensis) and Buccinum undulatum. 



