1916.] Townsend, Voyage of the 'Albatross' in 1911. 431 



instructions to hire pack animals and make a month's trip into the Sierra 

 Laguna mountains for mammals, birds and reptiles. Governor Sanginez at 

 La Paz had furnished him with a letter of introduction to the authorities at 

 San Jose del Cabo for this purpose. He had instructions to proceed to San 

 Diego by steamer a month later. The trip into the Sierra Lagunas yielded 

 numerous species of mammals, birds and reptiles not obtained elsewhere 

 by the 'Albatross' expedition. 



Leaving San Jose del Cabo at 10 A. M., the work of dredging was taken 

 up seriously. Off (ape St. Lucas, at 12:30, the dredge was lowered in 030 

 fathoms (Sta. 5083). The fishes obtained were Macrurus, Melamphoes, 

 Malthopsis, Serrivomer, Alcpocephalus and Sebastohbus. Among the 

 crustaceans were Gnathophausia, Glypkocrcmgon, Nephropsis, Galacantha, 

 Polycheles, 31 unidopsis, Peneus. Other invertebrates were sponges, holo- 

 thurians, shells, worms and fragments of echini. 



Proceeding northward, we dredged the following morning at 6:30 in 

 1760 fathoms, off Magdalena Bay (Sta. 5684). The haul was an interesting 

 one and yielded about two quarts of black nodules resembling manganese, 

 along with considerable animal life. It is interesting to note that the depth 

 at this station was exactly two miles. The dredge contained the following: 

 1 fish (Seopelengys), 1 large creamy-white crustacean (Munidopsis), 1 very 

 large pyenogonid, 9 sea urchins (Cystechinus), prawns, ophiurans, starfishes, 

 shells, holothurians, pennatulids and worm tubes. Among the starfishes 

 was Eremicaster tenebrarius, the only specimen taken during the voyage. 



Continuing northward, we dredged the following morning at 8 o'clock 

 in 645 fathoms (Sta. 5685). The catch, a most interesting one, included a 

 specimen of Harriotta, the first capture of this deep-sea fish in the eastern 

 Pacific ocean. The other fishes obtained were Alepocephalus, Malthopsis, 

 MelamphcBS and Serrivomer. The invertebrates included shells, holothu- 

 rians, pyenogonids, echini and various Crustacea. There were two very 

 large bright red specimens of Lithodes panamensis, a starfish {Lepty chaster 

 incrmis) and a sea urchin (Schizaster latifrons). 



We dredged again at 3 P. M. in 930 fathoms (Sta. 5686). The only fish 

 was an Argyropelecus. Among the invertebrates were starfishes (Cteno- 

 diseus erispatvs), ophiurans, holothurians, anemones, ascidians and crusta- 

 ceans. 



The following morning, April 23, at 5 o'clock, we anchored again in San 

 Bartolome Bay. A seining party was sent to the head of the bay for a supply 

 of fresh fish and about a barrel of edible fish, chiefly mullet, was obtained. 

 Many spotted sharks and sting-rays were also taken and destroyed. From 

 the lobster fishing camp we obtained several bags of fresh spiny lobsters in 

 exchange for provisions and fresh water. The Bay was full of turtles, but 

 the fishermen had none at hand. 



