MR. E. J. MTERS ON GREENLAND CRUSTACEA.. 59 



In conclusion, I would draw the attention of herpetologists to 

 these collections of Mascarene Tortoise remains now in the Zoolo- 

 gical Museum at Cambridge, since they form the most complete 

 series of specimens of these very interesting extinct reptiles. 



On a small Collection of Crustacea made by Edward Whymper, 

 Esq., chiefly in the N. Greenland Seas ; with an Appendix 

 on additional Species collected by the late British Arctic 

 Expedition. By Edward J. Miers, F.L.S. &c. 



[Read November 20, 1879.] 



The North-European and Greenland seas have been so thoroughly 

 explored by British and Scandinavian naturalists, that it was not 

 to be anticipated that the collection of Crustacea made by Mr. 

 Whymper would contain much of novelty or great rarity, more 

 especially as he appears to have had but few opportunities of col- 

 lecting, several, indeed, of the species having been obtained by 

 purchase from Danish sailors and others. A considerable propor- 

 tion of the species were, however, collected by Mr. "Whymper at 

 a single locality — Hare Island, north of Disco Island, in about 

 30 fathoms of water, concerning which I transcribe the following 

 note : — 



" I got three hauls of a dredge as the ship was drifting, and got 

 an immense assemblage of beasts and fishes. These were the 

 richest hauls I have ever made with a dredge. I had to throw 

 away the greater part of the hauls, from the impossibility of 

 preserving the specimens. Thousands of Echinoderms and 

 Mollusks came up." 



It is very much to be regretted that the means of preserv- 

 ing the whole of the material dredged on this occasion did 

 not exist; for, as it is, out of a total of twenty-seven species re- 

 corded below, no fewer than twelve were obtained at this locality, 

 although unfortunately several of these are represented by but 

 one or two examples in imperfect condition. The remainder of 

 the collection chiefly consists of parasitic Isopoda and Copepoda 

 and a few marine Copepoda obtained by washing from seaweed. 

 The oceanic Copepoda are not included in the present Report, 

 but have been submitted to Mr. Brady for examination. 



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