2 MORGAN. [Vou. IX. 
The expedition was under the immediate direction of Dr. 
E. A. Andrews, and to him I am grateful for numberless 
opportunities throughout all the time I was at the station. 
The Islands of Bimini— north and south, respectively — 
are situated on the western edge of the Bahama Bank, and lie 
opposite the southern end of Florida. Owing to the absence 
of a regular line of boats, they are not very accessible at 
present. We went first to the southern end of Florida via 
Tampa Bay, and chartered at Key West a schooner to take 
ourselves and the laboratory outfit to our destination. This 
proved expensive, and consumed much time. A more expedi- 
tious way, and with more comfort, is by steamer to Nassau, 
New Providence Bahamas, from New York. Small boats fre- 
quently carry passengers from Nassau to Bimini, though at no 
stated times. 
These details are given, since, as I shall attempt to show in 
a moment, Bimini proved a very exceptional locality for the 
marine biologist. 
The Island — for usually North Bimini is meant — was 
selected on account of its proximity to the Gulf Stream. 
Between the western edge of the Bahama bank and the eastern 
shore of Florida, a distance of no more than 45 miles, the 
Gulf Stream is confined. Passing around the southern end 
of Florida it enters this channel and flows northward with a 
maximum rapidity of 5% miles an hour. Standing on the 
beach of Bimini the deep blue water of the “Stream”’ is 
seen. Here it comes to within half a mile of the bank, and 
in calm weather one may row or sail to the Stream in less 
than half an hour. 
It was anticipated that the surface collecting would be 
excellent, and so it proved. Unfortunately, we did not have 
very much of the calm weather prevailing during June and July, 
but when a calm day arrived the fauna was both rich and varied. 
There can be, I think, no question as to the suitability of 
the Islands for marine work, more particularly for surface- 
collecting. Rarely are such favorable conditions to be found 
for surface work on deep sea forms, where the material is 
within such easy reach of the shore. The relative position 
