YIl-COLLECTING LOCALITIES AND DREDGING 



STATIONS. 



BY JOHN MURDOCH, A. M., Sergeant Signal Corps, United Mt<-x Army. 



1. BEACH, (JAPE HMYTIIK. 



This locality comprises the steep pebbly beach and the inlets of the lagoons from about a milp 

 ;ind a half above the station of Ooglaamie to about 3 miles below it. 



Tlii.s stretch of shore was pretty thoroughly patrolled nearly every day during the season of 

 open water. The daily tide is so small that few animals were washed up by its means, and the 

 occasional periods of low water, caused by long-continued off-shore winds, exposed, uo shore-dwelling 

 animals. The sea was never low enough to uncover the mud Hats which are close to the shore. 

 Most of the animals obtained on the beach were washed up win-never there happened to be a strong 

 bree/.e and heavy sea on-shore. 



Soon after we landed in issi there occurred several heavy gales from the west and northwest, 

 and, as the ice-pack was a remarkable distance from the land, an exceedingly heavy sea rolled in 

 upon the beach, bringing vast quantities of material. We were unfortunately so busy providing 

 ourselves with shelter against the rapidly approaching winter that we were unable to preserve any 

 specimens, and so favorable an opportunity never recurred. 



Most of the material showed signs of having been transported a considerable, distance. The 

 lamellibrancli shells especially were crushed and ground into small fragments. 



The following species were obtained at this locality : 



CRUSTACEA. 



1. Hi/an lalij'rons. !). Hyper ia mcdiisarum. 



2. Eitpagurus triyonochcirxs. 10. Tkemisto Hbellulu. 



3. Cheraphihtu bomix. 11. Eurytcnes gryllus. 



4. Nectocrangen lar. 12. Onisimus Uttoralis. 

 o. Hippolyte gaimardii. 13. Evtirvg cuspidatvs. 

 0. .' Diastyliif rathkii var. 14. Melitaformosa. 



7. Ghiridotca cntomon. . 15. Gammaracanthua loricatux. 



8. Chiridotea xahinei. 1C. Pcltognsfer payuri. 



17. Mda'nix lon'ni var. gigantett. ID. Echiuritit rulgaris. 



18. s\r<'n!i'<ild (ilin'iiills. 



KCIIINODERMATA. 



l'(). .' Twltostoma borcalc. 23. Croseaster papposiu. 



21. StrongyfooentrotHS driilMtrliii'tuiix. '24, Kohiftter cndccea. 



'22. Axlerid.f ncerrata. 



ANTHOZOA. 



25. Alci/oitiioii nibi forme. 27. ? ? 



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