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crew, sell. Laura Nelson. Eight specimens of jointed bush-coral (Aca- 

 hella Normani,) large-flowered coral (Anthomastus grand iflorus), warty 

 sea-rose ( Urticina nodosa), hemispherical papillose ascidiau, Lamarck's 

 basket-fish (Astrophyton Lamarchii), twining serpent-star (Astrochela 

 Lymani), clear scollop (Pecten vitreus), scaly worm (Eunoa spimdosa), 

 sea worm (Leodice vivida), terebelloid worm, slender tubed, serpuloid 

 worm, and, also, a large collection of the rarer deep-water fishes. 



220. Capt. John McKinnon, sch. E. B. Hayes. A great spiny spider- 

 crab (Lithodes mala), from 25 miles east by south of Eastern Point, Cape 

 Ann, 45 fathoms. 



221. John Dulaney, Gloucester. A specimen of sea-cucumber, from 

 two and one-half miles off Eastern Point, Cape Ann, 18 fathoms. 



222. Capt. John Q. Getchell, sch. Otis P. Lord. Star-fish (Cross- 

 aster pajrposus), stone barnacles (Balanus porcatus), small sea-cucumbers 

 (Thyonidium Bubeniif, Thyonidium clongatunif), Iceland scollop (Pecten 

 Islandicus), and young dogfish (Squalus americanus); from lat. 41° 56' 

 N., long. G6° 37' W., 44 fathoms. 



223. Capt. William Thompson and crew, sch. Magic. Specimens 

 of Lamarck's basket star-fish (Astrophyton Bamarchii), jointed bush-coral 

 (Acanella Normani), warty sea-rose (Urticina nodosa), red sea-rose (Urti- 

 cina crassicornis), Finmark sea-feather. (Balticina FinmarcMea), great 

 northern sea-feather (Pennatula borealis), arctic velvet star-fish (Ar- 

 chaster arcticus), feather-star (Antedon Eschrichtii), variegated serpent- 

 star (Ophiopholis aculeata), sponges (Phahellia ventilabrum), and a large 

 fragment of tree-coral (Paragorgia arborea), a scaly worm (Eunoa spinu- 

 losa), compound ascidiau (Amorcecium glabrum); from 50 miles east of 

 the East Light of Sable Island, 280 fathoms. 



224. Capt. Matthew McDonald, sch. Lizzie K. Clark. Finmark 

 sea-feather (Balticina FinmarcMea), with sea-anemones (Urticina) at- 

 tached, and a number of shells ; from southeast of Sable Island, 170 

 fathoms. 



225. James and John D. McDonald, sch. Addison Center. An old- 

 fashioned iron kettle, hauled up from the bottom, near Halifax, N". S. 



226. Capt. N". McPhee and crew, sch. Carl Schurz. A rare species 

 of Gorgouian, or bush-coral, (Anthothcla grandifiora), attached to which 

 were several scaly worms, new to the American coast; also a great club- 

 sponge (Cladorhiza grandis), Finmark sea-feather (Balticina Finmar- 

 chica), great northern sea-feather (Pennatula borealis), Goode's cup-coral 

 (Flabellum Goodci), shell with small, warty sea-roses ( Urticina nodosa) 

 attached, jointed bush-coral (Acanella Normani), Lamarck's basket-fish 

 (Astrophyton Lamarckii), variegated serpent-star (Ophiopholis aculeata), 

 parasites of halibut (JEga psora), two pug-nosed eels, and a lamper-eel 

 (Petromyzon) ; from near Sable Island Bank. 



227. Capt. M. W. Calderwood, sch. Josie M. Calderwood. Perfo- 

 rated rocks with sponge and shells attached ; from lat. 43° 22' N., long. 

 62° 23' W., 68 fathoms. 



