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great northern sea-feathers (Pennatula borealis), yellow cake-sponge, 

 warty sea-rose ( Urticina nodosa), ancT shells ; from the Grand Banks. 



314. Capt. Alfred Spurr and crew, sch. John F. Wonson. Sea- 

 corn (eggs of Biwcinum), basket star -fish, stone barnacles (Balanus por- 

 catus), sea-aneinones, ascidians, hydroids, and shells ; from off Chatham, 

 Mass., 45 fathoms. 



315. Capt. John Q. Getchell, sch. Otis P. Lord. Small Norway 

 haddock (Scbastes), hint (Ammbdytes), Lamarck's basket-fish (Astrophyton 

 Lamarckii), small sea-cucumbers (Thyonidium Bubeniif, Thyonidium elon- 

 gation), star-fish (Leptasteriasteneraf), parasites of cod (JEgapsora), small 

 clustered tube-worm (Filigrana implexa), sea-potato (Ascidia mollis), yel- 

 low cake-sponge, hairy cake-sponge (Trichostemma hcmisphwricum), crabs 

 (Ryas coarctatiis), hermit-crabs, shrimps, red sea-rose ( Urticina crassicor- 

 nis), shells, barnacles, and hydroids (Sertularclla tricuspidata, Sertula- 

 rella polyzonias var. robusta) ; from Brown's Bank, 30 fathoms. 



31G. Capt. Thomas Goodwin and crew, sch. Howard. Two black 

 dog-fish (Centroscymnus ccslolepis), chimsera (Chinuera plumbca), two rare 

 deep-water skates not yet identified, four long-nosed eels (Synaphobran- 

 chus pinnatus), a Baird's grenadier (Macrurus Bairdii), blue hake (Ralo- 

 porphyrus viola), three of Lamarck's basket-fish {Astrophyton Lamarckii), 

 four very rare fringed star-fish (Astcrias stcllionura), fragments of 

 tree coral (Paragorgia arbor ea), large flowered sea feather (Virgularia 

 grand [flora), two brittle stars (OpMurans), jointed bush-coral (Acanella 

 Xonnani), flesh-colored soft coral (Alcyonium carncum), warty sea-roses 

 ( Urticina nodosa), red sea-roses ( Urticina crassicornis), hairy cake-sponge 

 ( Trichostemma hemisphwricum), yellow cake-sponge, shells and rocks with 

 sponges, bryozoaus, &c, attached; from the Grand Banks, 200 fathoms. 



317. Capt. John McInniss and crew, sch. M. H. Perkins. A long- 

 nosed eel (Synaphobranchus pinnatus), large flowered sea-feather ( Virgu- 

 laria grandiflora), great northern sea-feather (Pennatula borealis), jointed 

 bush-coral (Acanella Normani), sheet sponge, sea-anemone, parasite of 

 halibut (Mga psora) ; from 30 miles south of 2J. W. light of Sable Island, 

 N. S., 200 fathoms. 



318. Daniel McEachern, sch. Guy Cunningham. Five specimens 

 of the large flowered sea-feather (Virgularia grandiflora), two great 

 northern sea-feathers (Pennatula borealis), great club-sponge (Cladorhiza 

 grandis), two of Lamarck's basket-fish (Astrophyton Lamarckii), sea- 

 spider (Pycnogonum littorale), great northern spider crabs (Chioncecetes 

 opilio), hermit-crabs (Eupagurus Kroyeri), grenadier (Macrurus Fabricii), 

 and two slime-eels (Myxine glutinosa); from lat. 44° 36' N., long. 57° 7' 

 W., 200 fathoms. - ) l t3SS' l f 



319. Capt. Peter Johnson, sch. John Smith. A small lamper-eel 

 (Petromyzon), skate (Raia radiata), and a large bunch of gasteropod 

 eggs; from Brown's Bank. 



320. George W. Scott, sch. H. A. Duncan. Two grenadiers (Mac- 

 rurus Fabricii), a large Norway haddock (Scbastes), blue hake (Ralopor- 



