ON COLLECTING AT CAPE ROYDS 15 



two it was drawn up and two dozen fish found in it. Put down on the same spot for 

 a time there was nothing caught except star-fish and gigantic red worms. 



The trap was used several times, and when put down at a fresh place always 

 caught plenty of fish the first time used, but few or none afterwards. As the fish 

 were not appreciated when cooked the trap fell into disuse. The big-headed fish 

 caught in the trap were good collectors for the Expedition, for in their mouths we 

 found Isopods and Opisthobranchs, larger and finer than any that ever came in the 

 dredge, and frequently small fish, to all appearance of the same species as the big 

 ones. 



The fish- trap was the best collector of the giant worms, which came up hanging 

 from it like long ribbons. As they contracted on feeling the cold, and thickened at 

 the end inside as well as outside the trap, we could not get them out as complete 

 specimens. The largest of our star-fish, nine inches across, came into the trap. 



