FROM THE COAST OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. 185 
FRESH-WATER SHELLS. 
MARGARITANA MARGARITIFERA, LZ. Small streams entering Malaspina Strait, on the 
mainland side, four small specimens. 
LAND SHELLS. 
SELENITES VANCOUVERENSIS. (—Helix Vancouverensis, Lea.) Harbledown and Pender 
Islands, in Johnstone Strait; and Malcolm Island, in Broughton Strait; a few 
living examples at each of these localities. Quatsino Sound, one dead and bleached 
shell. 
ARIOLIMAX COLUMBIANUS? Gould. Malcolm Island, Broughton Strait, three specimens 
in alcohol. These have not been dissected, and therefore may possibly be 
A. Californicus, Cooper. 
MESODON COLUMBIANUS, Lea. Taken sparingly on Harbledown and Pender Islands, with 
Selenites Vancouverensis. 
AGLAIA FIDELIS, Gray. North point of Texada Island, three living and six dead ; entrance 
to Malaspina Inlet, one alive; and False Bay, Lasqueti Island, one alive; Growler 
Cove, Broughton Strait, one alive and one dead. 
FISHES. 
MERLUCIUS PRODUCTUS, Ayres. Merluccio. Off Gabriola Island, in the Strait of Georgia. 
In this fish the scales on the sides of the body, which have been described as very 
small, are really comparatively large and measure six millimetres by four. They 
are, however, very easily rubbed off. 
GADUS PROXIMUS, Ayres. Pacific Tom Cod. Caught in Alert Bay, Cormorant Island, at 
station No. 14. 
LIPARIS PULCHELLA, Ayres. Taken by the dredge at a depth of thirty fathoms in Queen 
Charlotte Sound. 
SEBASTODES MYSTINUS, Jordan and Gilbert. Black Rock-Fish. Caught in Queen Charlotte 
Sound at station No. 12. 
ANOPLOMA FIMBRIA, Pallas. Coal Fish. Taken at Broughton Strait, near Helmken 
Island. 
AMMODYTES PERSONATUS, Girard. Pacific Sand Launce. Alive near shore at Beaver 
Harbour, Vancouver Island. 
SIPHOSTOMA CAIFORNIENSE, Storer. Big Pipe-fish. Two rather small specimens of this 
species were collected in the Strait of Georgia. 
