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At 4.31 P.M. \vc sounded in 1,(586 falhoras, 

 globigeiina ooze. — latitude 39° 18' 30" nortli, 

 longitude 68'' 24' west, — and at .5.1.3 r.M. 

 put the trawl over, veering to 2,6.30 fathoms. 

 It was on the bottom at 7.10, began heaving 

 up at 8.15, and landed it on deck at 9.39 p.m. 

 The heavy swell and strong stream combined 

 washed a large proportion of the specimens 

 from the net, but several new or rare si>ecies 

 were secured. [Station 2,101.] 



A course was laid to the northward as soon 

 as the haul was finished, and the speed regis- 

 tered so as to strike the 100-fathom line in 

 longitude 67° .^O' west, at d.nylight, when we 

 proposed setting a trawl-line for tile-fish. We 

 were on the ground at the proper time ; but 

 the weather was so boisterous that it w^as not 

 considered iirudent to lower a boat. It was 

 too rough even for dredging ; and, as our coal- 

 supply was nearly exhausted, we started for 

 port. 



We encountered strong head-winds during 

 the day, finally anchoring in Tarpaulin Cove 

 at 10.4ti P.M., where we remained till 6 a.m. 

 on the .Jth, when we got underwaj', and arrived 

 at Wood's HoU at 6.40, making fast to our 

 moorings. 



List of fishes obtained. 



BY ENSIGN I!. II. MIXEU, U.S.N. 



Station 2,09.5. — Bathysaurus .\gassizii, Stomias fe- 

 rnx, Macrurus asper, Corypliaenoiiles carapimis, Ila- 

 losauriis macrochir, Haloporphyrus viola, Cyelolhone 

 liisca, and one new species. 



Station 2,1196. — Eurypbarynx, Haloporphyrus viola, 

 Macrurus asper, Synaphobranchus pinnalus, Halo- 

 saurus macrochir, Coryphaenoides carapinus. 



Station 2,0".t7. — Berycid (new species), Macrurus 

 asper, Cyclothone liisca, Scopelus. 



.Station 2,008. — Macrurus asper. 



Station 2,099. — Cyclothone lusca, Scopelus, Bery- 

 cid (new species), two new species. 



Station 2,100. — Cyclothone hisca, Scopelus, Forci- 

 picbthys. 



Station 2,101. — Berycid (new species), Eurypbar- 

 ynx, Cyclothone lusca, Argyropelecus Olfersii, Ster- 

 noptyx diapbana, Scopelus, two new species. 



Register of invertebrates captured. 



BY J. E. BENEDICT. 



The results obtained were good, notwithstanding 

 the sea was quite rough much of the time. Tbe sur- 

 face-uets were in use wben practicable, and a number 

 of fine specimens were taken in them. As hereto- 

 fore, schools of squid were seen in tbe water, illumi- 

 nated by the arc-light. One of the crew captured 



