18 ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA. 



The naturalists attached to the British and United States Boundary 

 Commissions made hirge collections of marine shells in Puget Sound 

 and on the shores of Vancouver Island. 



Fourteen species, supposed to be new to science, were obtained by 

 Mr. J K. Lord, of the British expedition, and were described in the 

 Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London (for 1863) by Dr. "W. 

 Baird. who at the same time, and in the same publication, described two 

 other species Leda fossa and Nucula Lyalli which had been dredged in 

 Esquimalt Harbour by Dr. Lyall, of H. M. S. Plumper. 



The shells collected by Dr. Kennerley, naturalist to the American 

 Commission, were not described until two years later, the delay being 

 in great part due to the death of Dr. Kennerley almost immediately 

 after his return from the expedition. Dr. Kennerlcy's shells were 

 collected principally in Puget Sound, and are catalogued, and the new 

 species indicated by Dr. Carpenter in his second report. The new 

 species, some 25 in number, were fully described in the Proceedings of 

 the Academy of Natural Sciences (Philadelphia) for 18G5. More than 

 seventy species were added to the Vancouver fauna from this collection. 



A third very important collection from our waters, examined by 

 Dr. Carpenter and fully reported on by him in the "Supplementary 

 Report " above referred to, was made by Mr. (now judge) J. G. Swan 

 with the help of Indians at Neeah Bay, and other points on Puget 

 Sound, and the neighbouring British Columbian coasts. From this 

 collection about 50 species not noticed by either Lord or Kennerley 

 were added to our list, about 20 of these being new to science. 



The species contained in these three collections are arranged in 

 systematic order in columns 5, 6 and 7 of the table of species ajipearing 

 on pages 636 to 664 of Carpenter's 1863 report, and form the -'Vkn- 

 couver " list of thirty years ago. ^ 



The number of species named in this list is as follows : 



In column ti. Lord's collection, nunil)er of niinies ~\) 



Deduct varieties, etc :^ 



7(i 



In column .5. Kennerley's collection, additional names 81 



Deduct varieties, synonyms, etc 8 



In column 7. Swan's collection, addition.s 71 



Less varieties and synonyms 20 



Total m 



Di". Carpenter also quotes from Vancouver Island on other .1,1. 

 ity tlie following species : Glycimeris generosa. Chrysodonius lira d 



Ischnochiton interstincfus, thus raising the total to 203. 



