MUSEUM OF COMPARATIVE ZOOLOGY. 3 
Richard Rathbun, of the United States Fish Commission, I must also 
express my thanks for the care, interest, and patience with which he 
attended to the endless details connected with the fitting out of the 
“Albatross” for her voyage. Since the arrival of the collections at 
Washington, he has taken full charge of their care and distribution 
to the specialists who will write reports on the results of the expe- 
dition. 
I can hardly express my satisfaction at having had the opportunity to 
carry on this deep-sea work on the ‘“ Albatross.” While of course I 
knew in a general way the great facilities the ship afforded, I did not 
fully realize the capacity of the equipment until I came to make use of 
it myself. I could not but contrast the luxurious and thoroughly con- 
venient appointments of the laboratory of the “ Albatross” for work by 
day and by night with my previous experiences. The constant assistance 
of Messrs. C. H. Townsend and N. B. Miller in the care of the specimens 
was most welcome, giving me ample time to examine the specimens 
during the process of assorting them, and to make such notes as I could 
between successive hauls, while paying some attention also to the work 
of the artist, Mr. Magnus Westergren. He found his time fully occu- 
pied, and we have in this trip brought together a considerable number 
of colored drawings, giving an excellent general idea of the appearance 
of the inhabitants of the deep waters as they first come up. These 
drawings can be used to great advantage with the specimens in making 
the final illustrations intended to accompany the reports of the special- 
ists who have kindly undertaken the task of working up the different 
groups. 
STATIONS OCCUPIED BY THE “ ALBATROSS,” FEBRUARY TO May, 1891. 
During this cruise of the “ Albatross,” we occupied in all eighty-four 
Stations where the trawl, tangles, and tow-nets were used, and in ad- 
dition five Stations at which the surface and submarine tow-nets alone 
were in use. Forty-four Stations, Nos. 3353 to 3397, with three tow-net 
Stations, were occupied on our first trip. Stations Nos. 3398 to 3423, 
as well as three others, were occupied during our second trip, from 
Panama to Acapulco via the Galapagos, and in the Gulf of California 
we occupied Stations Nos, 3424 to 3437, and three tow-net Stations. 
The following record gives the work done at each Station : — 
