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tion of large flowered sea-feathers (Virgularia grandijlora), including 

 fourteen specimens of various sizes, fwo great northern sea-feathers (Pen- 

 natula borealis), spiny sea-feather (Pennatula aculeata), orange cushion- 

 star (Porania spinulosa), three other species of star-fish (Hippasteria, 

 Crossaster papposus, and Astrophyton), bryozoa (Flustra secnr ij rons), the 

 second specimen recorded from American waters, rare gorgonian (Antho- 

 mastust), yellow cake-sponge, rocks and shells covered with corallines, a 

 deformed codfish, eel pout (Zoarces), and a rock-eel (Muramoides) ; mostly 

 from lat. 45° 25' K, long. 57° 10' W., 170 fathoms. 



360. Capt. Daniel McKinnon and crew, sch. Mary F. Chisholm. 

 Goode's cup-coral (Flabellum Goodei), soft coral (Alcyonium carnenm), 

 sea-cauliflower (Alcyonium multijlorum), Lamarck's basket-fish (Astro- 

 phyton Lamarckii), compound ascidian (Leptoclinum albidum), hairy cake- 

 sponge (Trichostemma hemispharicum), and warty sea-roses (Urticina 

 nodosa) ; from lat. 44° 6' N., long. 52° 54' W., 220 fathoms. 



307. Mr. McCatjley, sch. Wachusett, Capt. John A. McCormack. 

 Two species of sea-feathers (Pennatula borealis and Balticina Finmar- 

 chica), jointed bush-coral (Acanella Normani), gold-banded bush-coral 

 (Keratoisis omata), large-flowered coral (Anthomastus grandiforus), 

 warty sea-rose (Urticina nodosa), feather-stars (Antedon Sarsiif), Lam- 

 arck's basket-fish (Astrophyton LamarcMi), 0-armed serpent-star (Oplri- 

 acantha anomala), twining serpent-star (Astrochele Lymani), and varie- 

 gated serpent-star (Ophiopholis aculeata). Also sea-cucumbers, scaly- 

 stemmed barnacle (Scalpellum Strcemii), tube-worms (Vermilia serrula, 

 Spirorbis), scaly worm (Eunoa spin ulosa), green sea-egg (Strongyloccntrotus 

 Brobachicnsis), shells (Xeptunea despecta, Buccinum cyaneum), clear scal- 

 lop (Pectin r it reus), lamp-shell (Tercbratulina sepientrionalis), two long- 

 nosed eels (Synaphobranchus pinnatus), and slime eel (Myxine glutinosa). 



308. Capt. Josepit W. Collins and crew, sch. Marion. The skin and 

 eggs of an enormous ground-shark, weighing over 2,000 pounds, and 

 having a total length of 15 feet. Also a long-nosed eel (Synaphobranchus 

 pinnatus), eel-pont (Zoarces anr/uillaris), soft-coral, star-fish (Ctcnodiscus) 

 and shells; from Banquereau, 190 fathoms. 



3G9. Capt. William Kirby, sch. William V. Hutchings. Two species 

 of star-fish (Crossaster papposus and Solaster endeca), rare sea-cucumber, 

 pale sea-orange (Psoitis phantaptis), stone barnacles (Balanus porcatus), 

 large green barnacle (Balanus Hameri), yellow cake-sponge, and a ghost- 

 fish (Cryptacanthodes); from lat. 41° 35' N., long. 09° 5' W., 80 fathoms. 



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

 Six specimens of great bush-coral (Primnoa reseda), with Lamarck's 

 basket-fish (Astrophyton Lamarckii) attached, three basket-star-fish, large 

 green barnacles (Balanus Hameri), and shells (Anomia aculeata); from 

 near George's Bank. 



371. E. F. Hoyt, Gloucester. A small sea-bass (Centropristis) taken 

 in Wonson & Atwood's weir, off Norman's Woe. This is the first recorded 

 instance of its capture since 1800. Also great felt-sponge (Phahcllia ?)• 



