536 REPORT— 1863. 
discrimination, abundant carefulness, and unwearied diligence and patience, 
no one was better fitted to collect materials for a scientific survey of the coast. 
But, unfortunately for his (as for the Nuttallian) shells,he did not describe them 
at the time himself. They were subjected to all the derangements caused by 
frequent changes of residence, and transmission to various naturalists for 
identification. As we know what errors creep into the collections of the 
most learned under such circumstances, it is not surprising that they should 
now have lost much of their geographical value. After several days spent 
in a very searching elimination of the west-coast shells from his general col- 
lection, I was driven to the conclusion that several labels had become mis- 
placed. This was so clearly the case as to certain N. England and W. Indian 
species interchanged with Pacific specimens, that it might also affect. (e. g.) 
Sta. Barbara and Panama specimens as compared with cach other. The kelp 
driven up by the great storm may have travelled from remote localities; which 
will account for tropical shells having been found at Sta. Barbara, as W. 
Indians cecasionally are even on our own shores. It is possible also, as the 
Californian seas have as yet been but little dredged, that deep-water species 
live there which as yet are known only in the tropical province. Already 
some Gulf species have been thus obtained at San Diego and Catalina Island 
by Dr. Cooper, just as Mr. M‘Andrew dredged Mediterranean species on the 
coast of Norway. But facts of such importance should rest on better evidence 
than chance shells picked on a beach, and subjected to dangers of altered 
labels afterwards. What was regarded by Dr. Gould as of authority is eata- 
logued, according to his determinations of species, on pp. 226-281 of the first 
Report. The following is a list of the species which I found in the collection®, 
divided simply into the temperate and the tropical faunas. 
Species of the Temperate Fauna, collected by Col. Jewett t. 
Pholadidea penita, ovoidea. Tapes staminea, tenerrima”*. 
Saxicava pholadis. Saxidomus squalidus, 
Schizotheirus Nuttallii. Petricola carditoides. 
Cryptomya Californica. Rupellaria lamellifera. 
Lyonsia Californica. Lazaria subquadrata *t. 
Solen ?sicarius, var. rosaceus *f. Chama pellucida. 
Macheera patula. Lucina Californica. 
Solecurtus Californianus, subteres. Diplodonta orbella. 
Macoma nasuta, secta. Mytilus Californianus, edulis. 
Lutricola alta. Modiola modiolus, recta, fornicata*t. 
Semele decisa, rubrolineata. Leda celata. 
Donax Californicus, flexuosus*. Pecten hastatus, latiauritus, (Pventrico- 
Standeila PCalifornica, sus, var.) zquisulcatus*}, squarro- 
Trigona crassatelloides. sus*}, paucicostatus *t, 
Psephis tantilla*. Amusium caurinum, jun. 
Amiantis callosa. Hinnites giganteus. 
Chione succincta, fluctifraga, simillima, | Bulla nebulosa. 
* This collection belongs to his daughter, Mrs. Boyce, of Utica, N.Y. The Colonel’s 
invaluable collection of U. 8. Paleozoic fossils (probably the largest made by any indiyi- 
dual’s own hand) may be consulted at the State Museum in Albany, and will probably 
find its ultimate destination at one of the principal colleges. A large number of the 
fossils described by Prof. Hall were from this collection, though often without acknow- 
ledgment. Only a small proportion of the types of the celebrated ‘ Paleontology’ are 
to be found in the State Collection, which was subjected to disastrous and very extensive 
curtailment before Col. J. entered on his present duties as curator, 
* These species and marked varieties were first found by Col. J. 
+ Of these forms, either not seen or not distinguished by Dr. Gould, the diagnoses are 
written, and will probably be found in one of the scientific periodicals for 1864. 
{~ Unless otherwise stated in the list, Report, pp. 228-281, it may be presumed that 
these species were from the neighbourhood of Sta. Barbara. ’ 
