LIST OF FIGURES. 183 



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GO. Contour map of the Gulf of Maine (U. S. C. S.) 103 



61. Contour chart of the bottom of the Atlantic, U. S. Hydrographic Of- 



fice 108 



VI. THE PERMANENCE OF CONTINENTS AND OF OCEANIC BASINS. (Fig. 62.) 



Geological map of the Eastern United States, after C. H. Hitch- 

 cock 129 



62. Archaean map of North America (Dana) ....... 130 



IX. THE PELAGIC FAUNA AND FLORA. (Figs. 63-139.) 



63. Arachnactis, embryo of Edwardsia, ^ 172 



64. Asteracanthion, starfish Pluteus, greatly magnified 172 



64 a. Strongylocentrotus, sea-urchin Pluteus, greatly magnified . . . 172 



65. Cyphonautes, embryo of Bryozoon, greatly magnified .... 172 



66. Littorina embryo, l& 172 



67. Embryo of loligo, 2 T - 172 



68. Tornaria, embryo of Balanoglossus, greatly magnified . . . .173 



69. Pilidium, larva of Nemertean, greatly magnified ..... 173 



70. Leucodora larva, greatly magnified . . 173 



71. Polygordius larva, * 173 



72. Dactylopus larva, greatly magnified 173 



73. Barnacle, Balanus larva, greatly magnified . . . '4 ' .174 



74. Squilla embryo, If. 174 



75. Hermit crab, Pagurua larva, greatly magnified 174 



76. Peneus embryo, greatly magnified . ....... 174 



77. Pelagic fish egg, Y- 175 



78. Plagusia. Pelagic symmetrical embryo of transparent flounder, | . . 175 



79. Rhombodichthys, flounder stage of Plagusia, { 176 



80. Embryo fish, with lateral organs, -\^ 176 



81. Phronima, f 176 



82. Leptocephalus, f 177 



83. Polyclonia frondosa, ^ (Agassiz) . . . . . . .178 



84. Copepod, greatly magnified . 178 



85. Mysis, f 179 



86. Porpita, f 180 



87. Physalia Arethusa, Portuguese man-of-war, ^ (Agassiz) .... 181 



88. Lepas anatifa, floating barnacle, slightly reduced ..... 182 



89. Agalma elegans, \ (Fewkes) 182 



90. Cunina discoides, magnified ......... 182 



91. Velella mutica, | 183 



92. Pterophysa grandis, ^ (Fewkes) 184 



93. Linerges mercurius, | .......... 186 



94. Glossocodon tenuirostris, magnified 186 



95. Fourth stage of Glossocodon tenuirostris larva, greatly magnified . . 186 



96. Sixth stage of Glossocodon tenuirostris larva, greatly magnified . . 186 



97. Janthina, slightly reduced 186 



98. Glaucus, enlarged 186 



99. Hyalea, f 187 



100. Atlanta, if- 187 



101. Styliola, f 188 



102. Pleuropus, JL- ' 188 



