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Among Chordates there are mainly teleosteau fishes, and 

 of these there appear to be upward of forty species. The Bdel- 

 lostoma material includes many anatomical preparations besides 

 the series of adults and embryos. Of Chimajra, in addition to 

 egg cases, embryos and late larvse, skeletons have been pre- 

 pared, and a collection illustrating variation in the characters 

 in spine, claspers and dental plates. Of sharks, a dozen series 

 of preparations were made of crania, branchial arches and fin 

 skeletons of large examples for needs in class demonstration. 

 A number of elasmobranchian embryos were secured. In the 

 avian material a number of dried crania and skeletons have 

 been prepared for laboratory use — Cormorants, Pelicans, Gulls 

 and Murres — and in the case of the Cormorant a developmental 

 series was also obtained, numbering over two hundred speci- 

 mens, from embryos of the first day to full grown chicks. 



A reference to the collection would not be complete without 

 the mention of the abundant material for neuro-cytological 

 study to which Mr. Griffin gave no small share of his time. 

 This has already been turned over to Dr. Van Gieson, of the de- 

 partment of pathology, of the UniAersity, for whom it had been 

 collected for research studies in comparative neurology. And 

 mention should also be made of the series of deep-water plank- 

 ton which Mr. Plarrington took great pains to secure. The 

 latter material, the first of its kind, it is believed, collected 

 in the Pacific, will probably be entrusted to Professor Peck, of 

 Williams College, for volumetric determination, and from his 

 results it is hoped that some interesting facts will be developed 

 relating to the zonal distribution of minute pelagic forms. The 

 gatherings were made in some cases from as great a depth as 

 112 fathoms. 



An account of the Summer's work of the party would not be 

 complete without its acknowledgment of many courtesies on 

 the part of the officials of the Canadian Pacific Railroad. On 

 the scientific side the party is greatly indebted to the gener- 

 ous counsel of several members of the Young Naturalist's So- 

 ciety in Seattle, who for a number of years have been zealous 

 collectors in that region : its thanks are especially due to Messrs. 

 Edmund L. Meany and Trevor Kincaid,and finally to a number 

 of residents of Port Townsend, among whom should be men- 

 tioned Mr. O. E. Shafer, Mr. George Starrett and Lieut. Hether- 

 ington, of the Geodetic Surve^^ 



Basiiford Dean, 

 Nathan R. Harrington, 

 Gary N. Calkins, 

 Bradnby B. Griffin. 



