affect them. Dredgings were also made in the Bay of Fundy, off the 

 northern end of Campo Bello, where at the distance of four or five 

 miles from Head Harbor, we reached the greatest depth which we 

 could find anywhere within many miles of the shore. There appears 

 to be at this place a depression of the bottom, or a valley somewhat 

 parallel with Campo Bello, in which the depth is 100 to 125 fathoms, 

 with a bottom of fine, soft, sticky mud and broken shells, in most parts. 

 At this place we found Alcyonium carneum, Astrophyton Agassizii, Oph- 

 iopholis aculeata, Ophioglypha Sarsii, 0. robusta, Ophiacantha spimilosa, 

 Terebratulina septentrionalis, Astarte lens, Pecten tenuicostatus, Apor- 

 rhais occidentalis, etc. There were, however, very few species not to 

 be found in 10 to 15 fathoms on the banks in Eastport Harbor. On a 

 patch of hard bottom, near this place, in about 100 fathoms, we ob- 

 tained a few rare and interesting species, among them a new species* 

 of a creeping Halcyonoid polyp allied to TeleSto and Cornularia, with 

 comparatively large, white tentacles. Farther out the water becomes 

 shallower all the way to the " Wolves." Since the shores are diversi- 

 fied and the tides very extensive at Eastport (the extreme rise and fall 

 of spring tides being about 28 feet), the opportunities for shore collect- 

 ing are also excellent. The best localities for this are on the rocky 

 shores at the southern end of Moose Island ; north of the village 

 at and near Dog Island ; and also on Treat's Island and most of the 

 other small islands in the vicinity; while many mud-loving creatures 

 can be dug up from their burrows in the mud and sand on the exten- 

 sive flats of Broad Cove, Prince's Cove and other localities. The 

 number and variety of marine animals that can be collected at low 

 water within a few minutes' walk of Eastport is really surprising to 

 persons accustomed to collect on other parts of the coast. Even 

 under and among the lofty wharves a very respectable collection may 

 be made, including at least 200 species, and representing nearly all 

 the classes. 



Among the shore species are, of Radiata : Urticina crassicornis (mostly 

 of the variety mottled with green and red), Bunodes stella (in crevices 

 and under rocks), Metridium marginatum, Edwardsia, three species, 

 Peachia parasitica, Alcyonium carneum, many Hydroids, Ophiopholis 

 aculeata, Ophioglypha robusta, Amphiura squamata, Astrophyton Agas- 

 sizii (young), Asterias vulgaris, A. littoralis, A. Stimpsonii, Stephanas- 

 terias albula V. (Stimpson sp.), Cribrella sanguinolenta, Solaster endeca, 

 Crossaster papposus (rare), Echinarachnius parma (in sand), Euryechi- 

 nus Drobachiensis (very abundant on rocky shores at extreme low 

 water), Pentacta frondosa, Thyonidium productum, rare, Chirodota leve 

 (under stones, like the last), Psolus phantapus, young, adult rare, 

 Lophothuria Fabricii (young common, adult rare, on ledges). Of the 

 Mollusca : Cynthia pyriformis, C. carnea, C. echinata, Molgula retortifor- 

 mis and several other species, Ascidia complanata, very abundant, Cione 



