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good sea running, and we had to abandon our position for a 

 more sheltered locality inside the Manacle rocks. Had the 

 weather been more favourable, I would gladly have remained in 

 this locality for some hours, and have worked the net at various 

 depths, with a view to discover whether or not this species of 

 crustacean abounded in the locality. After working the 

 surface-net in several places in the bay, I returned with my 

 captures to my hut. In the collection made at the greatest 

 distance from land I found the following specimens : Sagitta, 

 Coryceeus anglicus, Oalanus finmarchius, all very abundant ; a 

 few specimens of each of the following : Cyphonantes, 

 Centropages typicus, and Oithonia spinifrons ; six specimens of 

 Nyctiphanes couchii, 7 to 9 m.m. in length ; and two specimens 

 of a species of Hyperia, which so far I have failed to identify. 

 In the remaining gatherings I did not find any specimens of 

 interest. 



On the 27th, after easterly gales, Oithonia spinifrons was 

 very abundant in the tow-net gatherings, and although the 

 weather was very cold at the time, surface temperature being 

 46-3''F, I found in the gathering a few Thaumentias hemispherica. 

 These specimens varied considerably in size, measuring from 5-2 

 m.m. in diameter. 



On the morning of the 28th the surface temperature was 

 46-9°F. The most interesting form secured was a single Solen 

 measuring 1 m.m. in length. I have made some drawings of 

 this moUusk, and have it living in a healthy condition in my hut 

 in a small pan of sea water. In this gathering I also observed 

 several specimens of Corycseus anglicus with quantities of 

 diatoms attached to various parts of the cuticle. 



From that day to the end of the year the weather was very 

 unsettled, and I was unable to venture out surface netting. 



It is my custom to arrive at the locality where I intend to 

 work my surface-net at 10 a.m. At this hour the surface 

 temperature of the sea is taken, and the tow-net worked just 

 under the surface of the sea, and kept in that position for twenty 

 minutes, when it is hauled on board, and the contents carefully 

 emptied into a large collecting bottle, and examined on my 

 return to my hut. 



