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Washington, I). C. — Continued. 



United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries. [Prof. Spencer F. 

 Baird, Commissioner.) One hundred and forty-one packages 

 zoological collections from Provincetown and Gloucester, Mass., 

 and vicinity, put up by Prof. A. E. Verrill, C. Broivn Goode, and 

 Tarleton II. Bean. (See also under the names of Charles G. 

 Atkins, Tarleton II. Bean, II. C. Chester, F. N~. Clark, Yinal N. 

 Edwards, G. Brown Goode, James W. Milner, and Livingston 

 Stone.) Specimens have also been obtained by the Commission 

 from the following parties : 



Alden, Capt. Oscar IV., and even- of the schooner Andrew Leighton. Rock cov- 

 ered with crustaceans and sea-anemone. 



Allen, George K., schooner Gertie Foster. Portion of skull of black-fish. 



Anderson, Capt. Charles, and crew of the schooner Alice G. Wonson. A large 

 collection of corals (Primnoa reseda, Paragorgia, &c), star-fishes, ascidians, 

 barnacles, and rudder-fish (Palinurichthys perciformis). 



Ardendale, Edward, schooner Sea Foam. Spiny spider-crab (Liihodes main); 

 from off Jeffrey's Ledge. 



Brown, James, schooner David A. Osier. Living pipe-fish (SipJwnostoma) ; from 

 off Plymouth, Mass. 



Burnham, E. K. Several very large cod and hake sounds. 



Campbell, Capt. David, and crew of schooner Admiral. A collection of fishes 

 (Myxine glutinosa, Simenchelys pai-asUicns. Pctromyson marinus, Scopelus, 

 Synaphobranchus pinnatus, Anarrhichas minor), corals, sea-feathers, anem- 

 ones, star-fishes, &c; from the Grand Banks and Banquereau. 



Cavanaugh, Capt. John, and crew of schooner Alfred Whalen. Rock covered 

 with sponges and shells, hermit crabs, &c ; from George's Bank. 



Collins, ('apt. David E., and crew of schooner Gussie Blairsdell. Specimens of 

 star-fish, sea-cucumbers, corals, bryozoans, &c, from George's Bank. 



Collins, Capt. John and crew, schooner Albert II. Hasting. Specimens of fishes 

 (Phycis, Clvpea, Trachurus, Prionotus, tfc), beetles, lobsters, &c. ; from off 

 South Shoal light ship. 



Collins, Capt. Joseph IV., and crew of schooner Marion. A collection of fishes 

 (Somniosus, Synaphobranchus, Zoarces, Alacrurus, Centroscyllium, &c.)corais 

 (Alcyonium, Paragorgia), star-fishes, sponges, &c; from the Grand, 

 George's, and Banquereau banks. 



Critchett, Capt. John F., and crew of schooner Commonwealth. Specimens of 

 corals (Primnoa, &c), spider-crabs {Lilhodes), and star-fishes; from 

 ( reorge's Bank. 



Croolts, Nathaniel, schooner Helen M. Dennis. Eggs of mollusk; from George's 

 Bank. 



Cunningham ('apt. Augustus, schooner Geo. A. Upton. Sea-mouse (Aphrodita), 

 taken from stomach of cod, caught off coast of Nova Scotia. 



Curtis, ('apt. George //., and crew of schooner Conductor. Specimens of corals 

 (Acanthogorgia), sea-feathers, star-fishes, sea-anemones, &e. ; from Ban- 

 quereau. 



Cm:, in, Captain, schooner Mist. Vertebra of whale; from Grand Banks. 



Dodd, Andrew IV. Jaw-bone of black-fish, taken on Coffin's Beach, Ips- 

 wieli Bay. 



Dolliver, Captain I'ctcr and crew of schooner Grace h. Fears. Specimens of 

 great northern sea-feather (Pennatula borealis), warty sea-rose (I'riieina) 

 fishes (Synaphobranchus and Mepidosaurus), &c.; from La Have Bank. 



Don, //ass, Albert. Webb-fingered sea-robiu (Prionotus carolinw); from oil' 

 Norman's Woe. 



