518 Capt. A. F. McArdle on 
Holothurians, Corals, and Worms remain still to be described 
and will be subsequently reported on. 
On the 10th of October, 1900, the ‘ Investigator’ left 
Bombay for Calicut to pick up the surveying-party who had 
been spending the recess at Coonoor. As the ‘ Investigator’ 
had to take her tender the ‘ Nancowry’ in tow, no trawling 
could be attempted on the way. On the 13th we arrived at 
Calicut. From then on to Christmas the ships were busily 
engaged in their survey between Kundapur on the north, 
and Mangalore on the south, never going outside the hundred- 
fathom line. On the 12th of November two very fine 
specimens of the Indian fin-whale, Balenoptera indica, were 
seen at close quarters, one of them crossing right under our 
bows. On the 16th of November the trawl was used in 
shallow water, Sta. 271, in 22 fath.; but, as was to be 
expected at this depth, the specimens obtained were all well 
known. 
On the 26th of December the ‘ Investigator’ left .Manga- 
lore and ran out to sea until deep water was reached, and the 
next day was devoted to trawling. In the morning the trawl 
was lowered in 902 fath., Sta. 272. The trawl rapidly filled 
with mud, and little else was found in the net when it was 
hauled up. The ship altered her course and ran some 
distance to the N.E., and sounded in 870 fath. ‘The trawl 
was then lowered, Sta. 273, and this time proved a little 
more successful, securing a fair number of starfishes, holo- 
thurians, worms, and crustaceans. Among the latter were 
Munidopsis stylirostris, [Hypsophrys superciliosa, G'lypho- 
crangon unguiculata, and Acanthephyra sanguinea. ‘hat 
strange fish, Leptoderma affinis, was also captured here. On 
Jan. 2nd the ship left Mangalore for Colombo, trawling 
en route. On the next three days we trawled at Stas. 274, 
275, and 276, in 1150, 771, and 1006 fath. respectively. 
As a rule, the trawl was lowered at 6.30 a.m. and was on 
deck again before noon. Some very interesting specimens 
were obtained in these trawls, including Bathyonus (Bazzo- 
zetus) glutinosus, Dermatorus trichiurus, Xenodernuchthys 
Giinthert, a species of Cyclothone, and Odontostomus atratus 
among the fishes. The latter was of exceptional interest, 
inasmuch as the little animal had swallowed another fish 
almost as large as itself, which plainly showed through its 
translucent, enormously distensible, gullet. Rare crustaceans 
were Lithodes Agassizit, Benthesicymus Bartlettt, and a new 
species of Munzdopsis. 
On the evening of the 6th we arrived at Colombo, and left 
again on the morning of the 9th for our next surveying- 
