338 Messrs. T. and A. Scott on some 
was Calanus finmarchicus—some of the tow-net gatherings 
collected by Mr. Bruce consisted almost entirely of this 
species. 
Most of the Copepoda recorded here, with the exception 
of Calanus finmarchicus and a few other pelagic forms, were 
collected in the neighbourhood of Kolguev, and between that 
island and Kostyn Point, near the south end of Novaya 
Zemlia ; several species were also dredged in the vicinity of 
Bear and Hope Islands off the south-east of Spitzbergen, as 
well as in moderately deep water (100 to 110 fathoms) to 
the eastward of Hope Island. 
The Copepoda from the vicinity of Kolguev and Kostyn 
Point were collected in June, while those obtained in the 
neighbourhood of Bear and Hope Islands were collected in 
July. 
The following are the species of Copepoda collected by 
Mr. Bruce in 1898, so far as they have been identified by us*. 
Fam. Calanide. 
Calanus finmarchicus (Gunner). 
This was by far the most common of the Copepods col- 
lected by Mr. Bruce; but though it was present in most of 
the tow-net gatherings, it was not equally plentiful—in one 
it might occur in large numbers, while in another, collected 
perhaps the next day or even the same day, only a few 
specimens would be observed. It would thus appear that in 
those parts of the Barents Sea visited by the ‘ Blencathra’ 
the distribution of this species was not uniform, but that it 
rather occurred in shoals. It should be noted in passing that 
most of the tow-net gatherings were collected at or near the 
surface, so that our remarks apply only to the surface- 
distribution of the species. 
Calanus hyperboreus, Kroyer. 
This species was not observed in any of the gatherings 
collected in June in the neighbourhood of Kolguev, but it 
occurred in several of those collected in July. It was, for 
example, obtained in gatherings from the vicinity of Hope 
Island, collected on the 5th and 6th; in one collected south- 
east of South Cape, Spitzbergen (lat. 76° 29’ N., long. 
* The Rev. T. R. R. Stebbing, M.A., F.R.S., has already, in Ann. & 
Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) vol. v. pp. 1-16 (Jan. 1900), published a report on 
the higher forms of Crustacea collected by Mr. Bruce during his cruise 
with Mr. Coats on board the s.y. ‘ Blencathra.’ 
