30 S. J. Smith — Crustaceans of the Atlantic Coast. 
a line about southeast from Cape Sable, Nova Scotia, and a little 
south of latitude 43 ° north. The dredgings made by Professor 
Packard and Mr. Cooke were at five different stations, all on, or 
near, the northern slope of St. George’s Banks, and in 110 , 35 , 45 , 40 , 
and 150 fathoms. 
While waiting at Provincetown, Massachusetts, for the Bache, Mr. 
Harger and I were able to observe a large number of the shore and 
shallow-water species, showing the fauna to be intermediate in many 
respects between the fauna north and that south of Cape Cod. 
1873 . Collections were made in, and off* Casco Bay, coast of 
Maine, during July, August, and the early part of September, under 
the same auspices and direction as in 1872 . During the season I had 
charge of the crustaceans and was greatly aided by Mr. J. H. 
Emerton, who not only made many most excellent drawings for use 
in the final reports upon the crustaceans, but also assisted in the 
work of collecting. 
Through the same cooperation as in 1872 , the steamer Bache made 
several trips, during September, to the deeper waters of an extensive 
region in the Gulf of Maine, between Cape Cod and the coast of the 
State of Maine. On these trips, Professor Packard and Mr. Cooke 
took charge of the dredgings, which were made in the following dis- 
tinct regions : off the coast of Maine, south and east of Penobscot 
Bay, in 52 to 82 fathoms ; a region on and near Jeffrey’s Bank, 
extending from north latitude 43 ° 15 ' to 43 ° 36 ', and from west 
longitude 69 ° 6 ' to 68 ° 25 ', and at depths from 60 to 107 fathoms; in 
52 to 118 fathoms on Cashe’s Ledge and to the west of it (the Ledge 
being in about latitude 42 ° 50 ', longitude 68 ° 50 ', and the dredgings 
extending to 69 ° 35 ') ; on and near Jeffrey’s Ledge, off the coast of 
New Hampshire, t in 24 to 33 and 95 to 118 fathoms; in the central 
part of Massachusetts Bay, in 50 and 65 fathoms; in 24 to 33 
fathoms on Stellwagen’s Bank, the outer barrier of Massachusetts 
Bay, situated between Cape Cod and Cape Ann ; off Massachusetts 
Bay, 20 to 25 miles northeast of Cape Cod, in 117 and 142 fathoms; 
and in shallow water just south of Cape Ann. 
In April of this year, Professors Verrill and D. C. Eaton made an 
excursion to Watch Hill, Rhode Island, and made a small collection 
of special interest on account of the season of the year. 
1874 . The dredgings, in connection with the work of the Fish 
Commission, were carried on in the region about the eastern end of 
Long Island Sound and extended from the mouth of the Connecticut 
River, to Gardner’s and Peconie Bays, to the waters south of Mon- 
tauk Point, and to the banks south and east of Block Island. 
