FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 



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Ostrea Yirginica, Gmeliii. American Oyster — Continued. 



32974. Blue Point, LoDg Island. Growth on rubber shoe. B. J. M. Carley. 

 336'21. Maurice Cove, Delaware Bay. Growth on twig. Thos. J. Love. 

 32789. Blue Point, Long Island. Rosette of oysters. B. J. M. Carley. 

 32895. Blue Point, Long Island. Growth on rubber shoe. B. J. M. Carley^ 

 33102, Presby's Creek, Va. G. W. Harvey. 

 33622. Maurice Cove, Delaware Bay. Growth on bottle neck. Thos. J. 



Love. 

 33459. Delaware Bay. Cluster of young oysters. S. I. Middleton. 

 32969. Long Island Sound. Growth on crab. Hoyt Bros. 

 33648. Great South Bay, Long Island. <' Set" two months old. Mousell 



& Dewins;. 



SERIES OF SPECIMENS ATTACHED TO SLATE COLLECTORS USED BY MR. J. 

 A. RYDER, DURING HIS INVESTIGATIONS AT ST. JEROME'S CREEK, MD., 



1880. 



33623. Placed August 3, taken in September 16, 1880, 44 days. 



33624. Placed July 31, taken in October 21, 1880, 82 days. 



33625. Placed August 3, taken in October 21, 1880, 79 days. 



33626. Placed August 3, taken in October 21, 1880, 79 days. 



33627. Placed August 3, taken in October 21, 1880, 79 days. 



33628. Placed September 10, taken in October 21, 1880, 41 days. 



SERIES ILLUSTRATING CHARACTERISTICS OF SEVERAL SPECIES OF OYSTERS. 



Ostrea edulis Linue. European oyster. 



32811. North Sea. 

 Ostrea horealis, Lamarck. Canadian oyster. 



32810. Buzzard's Bay, Mass. Dr. Wm. Stimpson. 



Ostrea hirida, Cpr. California oyster. 



32879. Crescent City, Cal. W. H. Dall. 

 Ostrea Virginica, Gmelin. American or Virginia oyster. 



33096. Saint Gerome Creek, Md. G. W. Harvey. 



SERIES ILLUSTRATING VARIATIONS FROM 0. horealis to 0. virginica and vice 



versa. 



33098. 

 33381. 



32808. 

 32961. 

 33382. 



32960. 

 32805. 

 33387. 



32965. 

 33102. 

 33407. 

 33379. 



Tangier Sound, Md. G. W. Harvey. 



Oyster Bay, Long Island. Eighteen months old. Planted one year 



on hard bottom. H. A. Towusend. 

 Coast of Florida. Raccoon oysters. Lieut. Kossuth Niles, U. S. N. 

 Long Island Sound. Two to three years old. Hoyt Bros. 

 Huntington Harbor, Long Island. From hard bottom. Wilson 



Beardsley. 

 Long Island Sound. One to two years old. Hoyt Bro's. 

 App'.ilachicola Bay, Fla. Lieut. Kossuth Niles, U. S. N. 

 Huntington Harbor, Long Island. From soft bottom. Wilson 



Beardsley. 

 Long Island Sound. Three to four years old. Hoyt Bros. 

 Presby's Creek, Va. G. W. Harvey. 



Oyster Bay, Long Island. From hard bottom. H. A. Towusend. 

 Oyster Bay, Long Island. From muddy bottom. H. A. Towusend. 



