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only about 65 species being previously recorded. Thus the 

 dredo-ino- expeditions of 1867 and 1869 have just doubled the 

 number of species previously known to occur in our waters. 

 These Gaspe species are, in many instances (say 50 per cent, of 

 the whole), conspecific with those discovered by Moller in Green- 

 land, and described by him. Unfortunately, Holler's work on 

 the shells of Greenland (published in Denmark) is very rare and 

 out of print. Not having access to the work, my Gaspe shells 

 have nevertheless been carefully compared with specimens in the 

 British Museum and in the cabinets of Messrs. Jeffreys & Hanley, 

 which had been named and distributed by Moller. The import- 

 ance of such identifications will be apparent, not only to the 

 student of Canadian zoology, but also to those interested in the 

 study of Canadian post-pliocene fossils. 



Twelve additional species of Crustacea, mostly small species, 

 were obtained in these dredgings, named species of each of which 

 will be found in their proper place in the museum. 



The Canadian Marine Polyzoa have been submitted to a care- 

 ful microscopical investigation, and the whole of the collection, 

 includins: many recent additions, have been re-mounted and 

 labelled. The recent receipt of an elaborate monograph of the 

 recent Bryozoa of Scandinavia, by F. A. Smitt, published by the 

 Royal Society of Stockholm, will, however, necessitate a re-study 

 of this group. The Foraminifera obtained in the recent dredg» 

 ings have been also subjected to microscopical examination, and, 

 so far, 22 species or varietal forms have been observed. It is 

 proposed to mount a series of the larger species for the collection, 

 and a number of Canadian and exotic specimens have been put 

 aside with that end in view. Materials are being collected for a 

 paper on the distribution of the Marine Protozoa of the Biver and 

 Gulf of the St. Lawrence which will embody some of the results of 

 both Principal Dawson's and my own collections and study. 



Several rare sponges and other marine aniiials, especially 

 Hydrozoa, have been added to our fauna, but these have noi yet 

 been worked up. Duplicates of the rarer Canadian sea shells have 

 been sent to well known collectors in England, in exchange for 

 other specimens. In this way we have received a fine series of 

 English cretaceous and crag fossils (about 80 species), and hope 

 shortly to receive other interesting specimens which have been pro- 

 mised. The fossils above alluded to have been mounted and labelled. 



I have concluded to place my own collection of recent shells and 



