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the leeward Society Islands, the Cook, and Tonga Archipelagos, as will be 
seen from the record which follows: — 
Nov. 16. Near the west side of Huaheine. Calm. Very poor haul: afew 
Copepods, Collozoum, mass of Trichodesmium, At anchor in Hurepiti Bay, 
Tahaa. By electric light a fair haul was made of Copepods, Polygordius, 
young Tamoya, Lucifer, many crustacean larve, mainly Brachiurans, many 
Ostracods, Styliola. 
Nov. 17. At Bora Bora, 8 p.M., we obtained from the surface haul 
Ostracods, Lucifer, Appendicularia, Sagittae, Squillze larve, Megalops, small 
fishes, Macrurans, Ctenophores; very poor in Copepods. A second haul 
made with electric light contained mainly Crustaceans, specially Ostracods, 
also Sagittee and Appendicularie. 
Nov. 24. Station 183. Lat. 19° 04’ S., long. 167° 41' W. A very poor 
haul: a few Collozoum, four small Copepods, one Ostracod. 
Nov. 29. A surface haul made at Tongatébu by electric light con- 
tained only four Copepods. 
Dec. 4. A surface haul at Vavau by electric light brought together 
quite a number of young fishes, a few Copepods and Schizopods, Halobates, 
and young Linerges. 
Dec. 23. About one mile off shore, off the north entrance to Funa- 
futi. A few Copepods, Collozoum, Tomopteris, pelagic fishes, and two 
species of Halobates. 
Jan. 1, 1900. Off the south shore of Tarawa. Collected by electric 
light large numbers of embryos of Crustacea and young fishes. 
Jan. 5. At Taritari anchorage. Collected by electric light an immense 
number of Copepods, together with pelagic Annelids, Autolytus, young 
fishes, and many embryos of shore Macrurans and Brachiurans. 
Jan. 18. At anchor, Rongelab. A surface haul by electric light brought 
a large number of embryos of Crustacea and of young fishes. 
Station 222. About one and a half miles south, off the southeast pass, of 
Rongelab. A surface haul obtained only Collozoum and one blue Copepod. 
Jan. 20. At anchor in Likieb lagoon. Surface haul by electric light 
obtained Autolytus, many Annelids, young fishes, and larvee of Macrurans 
and Brachiurans. 
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