[19] COLLECTIONS MADE BY FISHING VESSELS. 805 



two deep-water star-fish, fragment of a tree-coral (Paragorgia arborea), 

 a sliine-eel (Myxine glutinosa), lainper-eel (Petromyzon sp.), and a young 

 Norway haddock (Sebastes) ; from lat. 43° 15' K, long. 60° 20' W., 350 

 fathoms. 



243. J. Murphy, sch. Gertie E. Foster. A fine specimen of sponge, 

 from lat. 42° 16' K, long. 64° 50' W., 200 fathoms. 



244. Isaac Butler, sch. Esther Ward. Three specimens of a basket- 

 star-fish (Astrophyton Agassizii), parasites of cod, (JEga psora), sea- 

 mouse (Aphrodita aculeata), taken from the stomach of a cod, flesh- 

 colored soft coral (Alcyonium carneum), and two specimens of a papillose, 

 yellow cake-sponge ; from Brown's Bank, 52 fathoms. 



245. John Danforth, Gloucester. A flesh-colored soft coral (Alcy- 

 onium carneum), and a large worm from the shore above low- water mark. 



246. Isaac S. Hewett, sch. J. J. Clark. A large cluster of stone 

 barnacles (Balanus porcatus), from northern edge of Middle Bank, 50 

 fathoms. 



247. Capt. B. Morrison and crew, sch. Laura Nelson. A sucker- 

 fish (Petromyzon sp.), found clinging to the side of a hake, a frag- 

 ment of tree coral (Paragorgia arborea), large flowered sea-feather (Vir- 

 gularia grandiflora), and papillose, yellow cake-sponges; from Le Have 

 Bank, lat. 42° 32' H"., long. 64° 19*' W., 300 fathoms. 



248. Daniel McEachern, sch. Guy Cunningham. Specimens of sea- 

 anemones, a yellow cake-sponge, nipple sponge (Polymastia), a slime-eel 

 (Myxine glutinosa), and a small lamper-eel (Petromyzon sp.), bryozoa 

 (Idmonea atlanlica, Cellaria Jistulosa), sea-potato (Ascidia mollis), lamp- 

 shell (Terebratulina septentrional is), common clustered sea-flower (Epizo- 

 anthus Americanus); from lat. 42° 56' IS., long. 63° 4' W., 75 fathoms. 



249. George W. Scott, sch. Edwin C. Dolliver. A fine specimen 

 of the blue hake (Raloporphyrus viola), Chester's hake (Phycis Chesteri), 

 a small catfish (Anarrhichas sp.), eggs of black dog-fish, a pug-nosed eel, 

 five long-nosed eels (Synaphobranchus pinnatus), a chimsera (Cliimara 

 plumbea), scaly worm (Eunoa spinulosa), devil-fish (Octopus), great 

 northern sea-feather (Pennatula borealis), spiny sea-feather (Pennatida 

 aculeata), Einmark sea-feather (Balticina Finmarchica,) fragment of gold- 

 banded bush-coral (Keratoisis ornata), jointed bush-coral (Acanella N~or~ 

 maui), flesh-colored soft-corals (Alcyonium carneum), sea-cauliflower 

 (Alcyonium multijlor um), Lamarck's basket-fish (Astrophyton Lamarckii), 

 and shells; from lat. 43° 23' 1ST., long. 60° 16' W., 300 fathoms. Ac- 

 knowledgments are also due Mr. Scott for a daily log of the entire trip. 



250. Capt. John Q. Getchell, schr. Otis P. Lord. Two specimens 

 of finger-sponge (Chalina), flesh-colored soft coral (Alcyonium carneum), 

 and a fragment of rock from Brown's Bank, lat. 42° 50' N"., long. 65° 

 10' W., 53 fathoms. Also a great spiny spider-crab (Lithodes maia), 

 from lat. 43° 15' K"., long. 69° 50' W., 70 fathoms. 



251. H. C. Moore, sch. Chester R. Lawrence. Tusk of a walrus, 

 found on the coast of Newfoundland. 



