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psora, brittle stars, hydroids, fish eggs, young red-fish (Sebastes), rock-eel 

 (Munmoides), and a mailed sculpin (Triglops Pingelii); from George's 

 Bank, 40 to 50 fathoms. 



468. Everett P. Wonson, East Gloucester. A live striped or garter 

 snake (Eutcenia sirtalis), caught in East Gloucester. 



469. Capt. James Nickerson and crew, sch. Bellerophon. A fine 

 specimen of the great northern sea-feather (Pennatula borealis); from 

 Banquereau, 250 fathoms. 



470. Capt. Frank Wheeler and crew, sch. Orient. Perfect specimen 

 of the Gorgonian coral, Acanthogorgia armata, and a brittle star ; from 

 Banquereau, 250 fathoms. 



471. Charles D. Cook, Provincetown. A specimen of fossiliferous 

 limestone from the Grand Banks, taken February, 1876. 



472. Capt. Melvin Gilpatrick and crew, sch. Polar Wave. A 

 specimen of jointed bush-coral (Acanella Normani), large flowered sponge 

 coral (Anthomastus grandiflorus), a compouud actinian, fine specimens of 

 sea-feathers (Pennatula borealis and Balticina Finmarchica) with sea-ane- 

 mones attached, a finned devil-fish (Stauroteuthis syrtcnsis), a species of 

 Scopelus, a sucker or lainprey (Petromyzon), and a long-nose eel (Syna- 

 Xihobranckus pinnatus) ; from lat. 43° 54' N., long. 58° 44' W., 250 fathoms. 



473. Capt. William Davis, sch. Shooting Star, Bockport. A sword- 

 fish sucker (Remoropsis brachyptera) ; taken from the gill-cover of a sword- 

 fish, near the Isles of Shoals, Gulf of Maine. 



474. George William Hoy, sch. Mary F. Chisholm, Capt. Daniel 

 McKinnon. A fine specimen of the tree-coral (Paragorgia arborea), 4 feet 

 6 inches high, 2 feet 6 inches broad, and several of Lamarck's basket- 

 fish (Astrophyton LamarcMi) ; from lat. 43° 54' N., long. 58° 40' W., 250 

 fathoms. 



475. Capt. D. E. Collins and crew, sch. Gussie Blaisdell. A speci- 

 men of branching sea-corn (eggs of Buccinum undatuni) 19 inches high, 

 Earll's many-rayed star-fish (Sol aster Earllii), green sea-eggs (Strongylo- 

 centrotus Brobachicnsis), ascidian with bryozoans attached, rock with 

 stone barnacles (Balanus crenatus), bryozoans, stemmed sea-peaches (Bol- 

 tenia Bolteni), and Molgula retortiformis attached; barnacles, large mass 

 of sponge, hydroids (Lafoea). The sea-corn came from lat.46°40'ISr., long. 

 50^ w. ; the sponge from lat, 45° 12' N., long. 51° 20' W., 40 to 50 fathoms. 



476. Capt. George Olsen and crew, sch. Willie M. Stevens. Two spe- 

 cimens of the great northern sea-feather (Pennatula borealis) several of 

 Lamarck's basket-fish (Astrophyton LamarcMi) warty sea-rose (Urticina 

 nodosa), large flowered bush-coral (Antliothela grandiflora), Earll's many- 

 rayed star-fish (Solaster Earllii), Comatida, several small brittle star-fish, 

 piece of scaly worm, tube of unknown worm, whelk, large shells (Neptunea 

 despecta), clear scallop (Peeicn vitreus), pug-nosed eel (SimencheJys para- 

 siticus), long-nosed eel (Synapliobranclius pinnatus), a lamprey (Petromy- 

 zon), small fish (Scopelm) from the stomach of a halibut, a cat-fish (Anar- 

 rhichas latifrons), a female chimsera (Chimccra plumbea) with eggs, and 

 also a male chimsera, and spiral egg-cases ; from Banquereau, 250 fathoms. 



