214 J. F. Whiteaves—Recent Dredging operations 
side the northern entrance to the Bay des Chaleurs, from Cape 
Despair to a little below Grand Pabou. Ophioglypha Sarsii, of 
large size, was abundant here, and two specimens of Myriotro- 
chus Rinckii were taken in the same place. The crustaceans 
from this region are unusually interesting: among them are 
+ Mippolyte macilenta Kr. ; ; Thysanopoda neglecta i ? Kr; ; tPseu- 
domma (nov. sp.) ; » eo af +Myside “ near to Erythrops and 
Parerythrops of G.O. 8 ; tHudorella, sp.; +Leucon nasicus 
Kroyer ; Fkianthaaiophid gf tla Boeck; Cidiceros lynceus 
M. Sars ; tAceros phyllonyx Boeck ; + Byblis Gaimardii Kroyer ; 
+ Pontoporeia femorata Kroyer; a — of +Mehita. Alsoa 
curious fish, at present undetermine 
he breeze moderating, we at once made for the Orphan 
Bank, and devoted three days to dredging on it, remaining on 
the ground during the night so as to lose no time. The Orphan 
Bank, which is situated nearly opposite the entrance to the Bay 
des Chaleurs, i is a stony patch, as are most of ae fishing banks, 
many of which are not mapped out in the chart 
e masses of rock are often of large size, ety consist chiefly 
of a reddish sandstone (perforated by Saxicava and Zi rphea 
crispata) associated with a few scattered pieces of Laurentian 
gneiss, &c. Soft-bodied organisms are peculiarly plentiful on 
this bank. The most characteristic of these are Aleyonium rubi- 
forme Khr., small varieties of Metridium marginatum ; Ascv/iop- 
northern form none the latter, Myriozoum fe 
D’Orb. ; Cslbpporavia inerassata Lam ; Cellepora scabra Fab. ; 
Eschara cervicornis? Pallas; Caberea Ellisic » and other specie s, 
were fine and frequent. Two fine specimens of Porella levis 
oe were dredged at this locality. *Boltenia ciliata Moller; 
*Molgula pannosa V.; Cynthia pyriformis (Rathke) ; and C. mon- 
Moll, occurred sparingly among the other Tunicates 
Among the Echinoderms are Pteraster militaris, Aslerias 
Greenlandicus, and Psolus phantapus. The rarest of the Orphan 
Bank Mollusca are Amicula Emersonii (Couth.), fine and fre- 
= orig : — tmmaculata Soran Trophon craticuiatus (VO. 
ab.) ; um tenue Gray ; Neptunea Spitzbergensis Sine ; 
‘Tritonofusus ‘Rae Mall. ; taigiria Holbollii Beck ; and a few 
