8 A. EF. Verrill—Dredgings on the Coast of New England. 
small party, a of Prof. H. E. Webster and Mr. . 
Chas. Pond, of Union College, were located for a short time 
at Grand Menan, anid made some very important collections 
there, both at low water and by dredging. The large lots of 
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including four species, collected by them, were particularly 
fine. They also obtained collections of special value, be- 
cause collected at the same localities where the lamented Dr. 
Stimpson dredged, in 1850, the specimens described in his well 
known work on the Invertebrata of Grand Menan. Prof, Webster 
and Mr. Pond had, earlier in the season, carried on extensive 
dredgings off Cape — near the western extremity of the 
coast of Maine, at various depths down to 40 fathoms, in behalf 
of Union College, and obtained there an interesting collection. 
Mess I. Smith and Oscar Harger were delegated ss 
nidcsina ged the Bache to explore the St. George’s Banks, 
to various delays in the departure of the steamer hey 
a not actually get off nia the last of August, Sere lngr 
the time for the operations was very much shortened an 
weather was for the most part rough and stormy. They se 
ceeded, however, in obtaining ten casts which proved to be 
of great interest. They made one successful ewe ne in 
430 fathoms, which is the deepest yet done on the American 
coast, north of Florida.* From this single hese in 430 rats eee 
they obtained 44 species of animals, exclusive of Foraminifera. 
mong them were representatives of most of the classes of 
invertebrate marine animals. Some of them are of great in- 
terest and many of them quite new to American waters, 
although previously described from the European coast. The 
lines of soundings and dredgings run by the Bache were located 
by accurate observations, and will be reported upon hereafter, the 
soundings and temperature determinations being a part of the 
regular work of the officers of the Coast Survey. The deepest 
Instruments).¢ Among the more interesting things obtained in 
this locality were the following, which are new to the U. S. 
coast, or at least have not been ] previously recorded :$ Urticina 
* Several dredgings were made by Pourtalés, off Florida, in 450 to 600 fathoms. 
+ The character of the life at this locality was very similar to that prevailing in 
the 2 een waters of the Bay of Fundy, where w 
pion, to be from 37-5" to 40°. tae ot os oc ee ee tical from the 
two regions, ee baaigatinis dec eg na grate 
¢ Several of these were also dredged by our parties in the deepest waters of 
the Bay yes Fundy, and pabdociiantiy by Dr. Packed and Mr. Cooke. 
