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and flsli taken as follows : Fhycis tenuis^ 90 ; Phycis chuss, 2 ; Merlu- 

 cius bilinearis, 15; Raia Iwvis, 1 S and 2 9 ; iSqualus acanthias, 1. Sta- 

 tion 2187, in 420 fathoms: AcaneUa Normani, worm-tubes, Arcliastcrs in 

 large numbers, 8 Octopus Bairdii. Fisb — Phycis Chcstcri, 3; Merlucivs 

 bilinearis, G; Glyptocephabis cynoglossiis, few; Macritrns Bairdii, (ew ; 

 Eaiaradiata, 2; Lycodes VerrilUi,! ; Nemichihysscolopaceus, 1 ; Amitra 

 Jiparina,2', Scopeius, sp. 4; Synaphohranchus jyinnatus, 4 ; Cottunculvs 

 microps, 1 ; Sehastes marinus, 1. Station 218S,in 235 fatboms: few inverte- 

 brates. Fish — Scopclus, 4. Station 2189, in GOO fatboms, used beam- 

 trawl: few invertebrates; Macrurus Bairdii, 8; Haloporphyrus viola, 

 few; Cottuncnlits torvus,!', SynapJiobranchns pinnatus, 1; GlyptocepJia- 

 his cynoglossns, 1. Station 2190, in 480 fatboms, on August 4: no in- 

 vertebrates. Fisb — Berycidce, 1 ; Gyclothone hisca, 4. Station 2191, tbe 

 trawl w^as lost. Station 2192, in 1,000 fatboms, August 5; tbe trawl 

 came up with large lumijs of mud filled witb tbe burrows of some un- 

 known animal. When broken up, some small corals and a number of 

 worms were found in tbe burrows. Tbe mud was bard and contained a 

 small amount of sand. Tbe oul}' invertebrates not saved were tbe lai"ge 

 bolotburians, Benthodytes. Fisb — Alepoccphalus, a^). 1; Corypluenoides 

 carapinus, 2; Stomias, 1. Station 2193, in 1,122 fatboms: Ophiomnsiiim 

 Lymani ; Pycnogonids; Liiliodes ; Bentkodyies. Fisb — Macrurus asper, 

 few ; Haloporphyrus mola,\n^\\j . Station 2194, in 1,140 fatboms, Fisb — 

 Synaphobranchus jjinnatus, 1; Cottunculus mi crops. Station 2195, in 1,058 

 fatboms: cup corals, starfisb, Pycnogonids. Fisb — Haloporphyrus viola, 

 20 ; Macrurus asper, G. Station 219G, in 1 ,230 fatboms, on August G : large 

 crabs [Lithodes) ; corals [Flabellum); Ophiomusium Lymani; Bentho- 

 dytes; a large number of Pycnogonids. Fisb — Macrurus asper, I -, Halo- 

 'porphyrus viola, IC; Coryphmnoides rupestris, 5. Station 2197, in 84 

 fatboms: sponges, worms, crabs, sbel Is. Fisb — Phycis chuss; ^ebasies 

 marinus; Paralichthys oblongvs ; Baia eleganteria. Station 2198, in 84 

 fatboms; few sponges only. Station 2199, in 78 fatboms; sponges and 

 worms. Fisb — Phycis chuss, G; Citharichfhys arcfifrons, 3: Jjophius pis- 

 catorius, juv. 1 ; Paralichthys oblongus. Station 2200, in 148 fathoms: 

 sponges, worms, crabs, and shells. Fisb — Macrurus carminaius, 3 ; Mer- 

 lucius bilinearis, 1; Raia radiata, 1 ; Scorpcena dactyloptera, 1. Ti-awl- 

 line, August 6: Squalus acanthias,7 ; Scylliuni retifcrnm,!; Phycis chuss, 

 1>. 



We arrived in Wood's Holl on the 7tb. 



On August 18 the Albatross again put to sea for a short dredging 

 cruise, returning on the 24tb, having made 19 hauls with tbe beam 

 trawl and one with tbe Blake dredge. The average depth of tbe hauls 

 were 833 fathoms. Surface work was carried on every day with some 

 very interesting r(?sults. The flying squid, i^thenoteuthis Bartramii 

 (Verrill), uncommon in collections and supposed to be much more 

 southern in its range, was taken at night witb the squid jig, tbe Edison 

 light being lowered t'i^t'o feet belo\f ithe i^urface of tbe water to attract 



