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minimum, Phil., Cyprina islandica, L., Astarte compressa, Mont., 

 A. sulcata, Venus ovata, Penn., V. striata, L., V. lineata, Tapes vir- 

 ffineus, Jjina. , Ijucinopsis imdata, Penn., Tellina haltliica, Jj.,MaG- 

 tra elliptica, Brown, Scrohicularia prismatica, Mont., Thracia 

 papyracea, Poli, Chiton cinereus, L., Solen pellucidus, Dentalkmn 

 eiitalis, L., Trochus millegranus, Troclms tumidus, Mont., Tarri- 

 tella terehra, L., Natica montagui, Forb., JSf. catena. Da Costa, 

 Eulima polita, Linn., Aporrhais pes-pelecani, L., Trichotropis bore- 

 alis, Brod. and Sow., Bi!,ccinum undatum, Jj. , Troplion clathratus, 

 L., T. barvicensis, Johnst., Fusiis TiM'toni, Bean, F. proipinqims, 

 Aid., F. gracilis, Defrancia linearis, Mont., Pleurotoma twrricula, 

 Mont., Gyprcea eu,ropcea, Mont., and Gyliclma cylindracea, Penn. 



At 12.30 P.M., two saithe fishes, averaging about ten pounds 

 each, were taken by hand-lines. One had no food inside it, but 

 an old whiting-hook in its gullet. At 3 p.m. a mackerel midge 

 was taken in the tow-net. The sea being dead calm, many jelly- 

 fishes were seen near whenever we stopped for the purpose of 

 taking soundings. About one o'clock a third saithe was taken 

 by a hand-liue : its stomach was also destitute of food ; but a 

 strong spine was observed to have entirely pierced the stomach 

 from the inside, and appeared to have belonged to a large grey 

 mullet that had been swallowed. 



Trawl no. 1 was down from 5.40 to 7 p.m., in lat. 57° 17' JST. 

 and 0° 10' W. long., in forty fathoms water having a surface- 

 temperature of 58°, and 51° at the bottom, which was shelly. 

 Only six purple heart urchins, one Turritella terebra containing 

 a hermit crab, and three potato sponges, all containing similar 

 crabs, were obtained. 



July 11th, trawl no. 2 was down from 5' a.m. to 7 a.m. in lat. 

 57° 6' N. by 1° 6' E. long., in forty-seven fathoms water having 

 a surface-temperature of 58°, and 49° at the bottom, which was 

 sandy and shelly. One small sole, Hippoglossoides, was taken, 

 twelve purple heart urchins, eight common heart urchins, two 

 starfishes, and some sponges. 



At 6.30 P.M. a porpoise was near the vessel, and a little later 

 several more. At 8.30 a.m. two fishing-crafts were seen, ajDpa- 

 rently at work. The sea was very smooth during the day, and 

 large number of jellyfishes were about. At 4.15 p.m., when 

 about fifty -five miles from land, eight fishing-boats were in sight. 

 Between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. very large quantities of Entomostraca 

 were taken in the tow-net. 



