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droids (Diphasia rosacea, Sertularella tricuspidata, Sertularella polyzonias 

 var. robusta, Eudcndrium), and bryozoaus attached, and a horse mussel 

 (Modiola modiolus) ; from 25 miles E. S. E. of Sankaty Head, JsantU' ket, 

 21 fathoms. 



342. Capt. William Kirey and crew, sch. William Y. Hatchings. 

 A large and hitherto unknown fish (Lopholatilus chamctlconticcps), taken 

 on a codfish trawl, in lat. 40° K, long. 70° W., S4 to 110 fathoms. 



343. Capt. Briggs Gilpatrick and crew, sch. Herbert M. Eogers. 

 Long-nosed eel (Synaphobranchu.s pinnatus), slime-eel (Myxine glutinosa), 

 twining serpent-star (Astrochele Lymani), Lamarck's basket-fish (Astro- 

 phyton Lamarclii,yello\Y cake-snonge, shells, jointed bush-coral (AcaneUa 

 Normani), hydroids (Lafoca, Scrtularclhi tricuspidata), and warty sea- 

 rose (Urticina nodosa), with eggs of an unknown fish attached; from 

 lat. 44° IS' N., long. 58° 24' W., 150 fathoms. 



344. Capt. John McInniss and crew, sch. M. H. Perkins. A sand- 

 eel (Ammodytes), slime-eel (Myxine glutinosa), sheet sponge, two star-fish 

 (Hippa&teria and Ctenodiscus), two large flowered sea-feathers (Yirgularia 

 (jrandijlora), and a great northern sea-feather (Pennatula barealis). 



315. Capt. S. W. Smith and crew, sch. S. B. Lane. Two species of sea- 

 feathers (Yirgularia grandijlora and Balticina Finmarchica), sea-spider, 

 (Xymphon Strdmii), warty sea-rose (Urticina nodosa), worm (Micrura 

 affirm), yellow-cake sponge, variegated serpent-star (Ophiopholis acu- 

 leata), Lamarck's basket-fish (Astrophyton LamarcMi), sea-cauliflower 

 (Alcyonium multiflorum), star-fish, hydroids (Lafoea, Clytia), parasites of 

 halibut (JEga psora), lamp-shell (Terebratulina septentrionalis), and a 

 long-nosed eel (Synaphobranchus pinnatus). 



340. Capt. Charles Anderson and crew, sch. Alice G. Wonson. 

 Seven specimens of great bush-coral (Primnoa reseda), large branch of 

 tree coral (Paragorgia arborca), Earlfs many-rayed star-fish (Solaster 

 jEarllii), and a long-nosed eel (Synaphobranclius pinnatus); from near 

 George's Bank, 250 fathoms. 



317. Capt. Thomas Olsen and crew, sch. Epes Tarr. Two large pug- 

 nosed eels, a long-nosed eel (Synaphobranchus pinnatus), jointed bush- 

 coral (AcaneUa Xormani), great bush-coral (Primnoa reseda), fragment 

 of tree-coral (Paragorgia arborca), Finmark sea-feather (Balticina Fin- 

 marchica) with warty sea- rose ( Urticina nodosa) attached, great northern 

 sea-feathers (Pennatula borealis), spiny sea-feather (Pennatula aculeata), 

 three ruffled sea-roses (Actinernus nobilis), Lamarck's basket-fish (Astro- 

 phyton Lamarclcii), parasites of halibut, and shells (Buccinum eyaneum f) ; 

 from lat. 43° 18' N., long. 60° 24' W., 250 fathoms. 



348. G. H. Procter, Gloucester. A small flounder, with both the 

 upper and lower sides nearly white: taken in Squam Eiver by Mr. Sim- 

 eon Merchant. 



319. Daniel McEachern, sch. Guy Cunningham. Specimens of 

 sponge (Tethyaf), hairy nipple-sponge (Polymastia), soft corals (Alcyo- 

 nium carncum), sea-cauliflower (Alcyonium midtiflorum), fringed star-fish 



