30 S. I. Smith — Crustaceans of the Atlantic Coast. 



a line about southeast from Cape Sable, Nova Scotia, and a little 

 south of latitude 43° north. The dredgings made by Professor 

 Packard and Mr. Cooke were at five different stations, all on, or 

 near, the northern slope of St. George's Banks, and in 110, 85, 45, 40, 

 and 150 fathoms. 



While waiting at Provincetown, Massachusetts, for the Bache, Mr. 

 Harsfer and I were able to observe a largje number of the shore and 

 shallow-water species, showing the fauna to be intermediate in many 

 respects between the fauna north and that south of Cape Cod, 



1873. Collections were made in, and off, Casco Bay, coast of 

 Maine, during July, August, and the early part of September, under 

 the same auspices and direction as in 1 872. During the season I had 

 charge of the crustaceans and was greatly aided by Mr. J. H. 

 Emerton, who not only made many most excellent drawings for use 

 in the final reports upon the crustaceans, but also assisted in the 

 Avork of collecting. 



Through the same cooperation as in 1872, the steamer Bache made 

 several trips, during September, to the deeper waters of an extensive 

 region in the Gulf of Maine, between Cape Cod and the coast of the 

 State of Maine. On these trips, Professor Packard and Mr. Cooke 

 took charge of the dredgings, which were made in the following dis- 

 tinct regions : off the coast of Maine, south and east of Penobscot 

 Bay, in 52 to 82 fathoms ; a region on and near Jeffrey's Bank, 

 extending from north latitude 43° 15' to 43° 36', and from west 

 longitude 69° 6' to 68° 25', and at depths from 60 to 107 fathoms ; in 

 52 to 118 fathoms on Cashe's Ledge and to the west of it (the Ledge 

 being in about latitude 42° 50', longitude 68° 50', and the dredgings 

 extending to 69° 35') ; on and near Jeffrey's Ledge, off the coast of 

 New Hampshire, j in 24 to 33 and 95 to 118 fathoms; in the central 

 ])art of Massachusetts Bay, in 50 and 65 fathoms ; in 24 to 33 

 fathoms on Stellwagen's Bank, the outer barrier of Massachusetts 

 Bay, situated between Cape Cod and Cape Ann ; off Massachusetts 

 Bay, 20 to 25 miles northeast of Cape Cod, in 117 and 142 fathoms; 

 and in shallow water just south of Cape Ann. 



In April of this year, Professors Verrill and D. C. Eaton made an 

 excursion to Watch Hill, Rhode Island, and made a small collection 

 of special interest on account of the season of the year. 



1874. The dredgings, in connection with the work of the Fish 

 Commission, were carried on in the region about the eastern end of 

 Lono- Island Sound and extended from the mouth of the Connecticut 

 River, to Gardner's and Peconic Bays, to the waters south of Mon- 

 tauk Point, and to the banks south and east of Block Island. 



