360 A. E Verrill— Marine Fauna off New England CoasL 



Art. XL. — Notice of the remarkable Marine Fauna occupying 

 the outer banks off the Southern Coast of New England, No. 7, 

 and of some additions to the Fauna of Viiifgurd Sound; hv 

 A. E. Verrill. (Brief Contributions to Zoology from the 

 Museum of Yale College: No. LIU.) 



[Published by permission of Professor S. F. Baird, TJ. S. Commissioner of Fish 



During the present season, as in 1881, the headquarters of 

 the U. S. Fish Commission were at Wood's Holl, Mass. The 

 tiofc of the party was nearly the same as last year.* 

 The special object, this year, was to continue the exj 

 of the sea-bottom, and its fauna beneath the edge of the Gulf 

 Stream, which had been so successfully carried on during the 

 two previous seasons. Owing to the unusual delay of the gov- 

 ernment appropriations, our work was delayed about a month, 

 in the best part of the season, for we could not begin our 

 dredging until August. Unfavorable weather and other causes 

 I prevented us from making more than five trips to 

 the Gulf Stream slope this year. But these were verv success- 

 ful. 



One trip, occupying three days, was also made to the region 

 east of Cape Cod. On this trip very cold bottom-water was 

 found at moderate depths. It extended southward the known 

 range of a number of northern species, previously unknown on 

 this part of our coast, but did not reveal any new forms. 

 Among the species of most interest taken on this occasion, are 

 the following: several examples of Urticina multicornis V. (of 

 which only one specimen was known previously), 55 to 90 fath- 

 oms; Porania spinvhsa V.. large, 90 fath., sta. 1088; Solaster 

 endeca R, many, large and small, 32 to 90 fath. ; Hippasteria 

 Ag., several, large, 34 to 90 fath.; A 

 St, many, 55 to 61 fath., off Chatham, sta. 1078, 

 1079 ; Pentacta frondosa, large, 34 to 37 fath. ; Pandaht* WiWw, 

 90 to 110 fath. : G'en/tm fpiim/w.-dtns, 1 10 fath. ; Balanus Hameri, 

 33 fath. ; Bossia Hyatti, several, large, 44 to 90 fath. 



Of the five Gulf Stream trips, one was made souti 



' Hawk," comma'u I< r. U. S. N., as dur 



>us years. The writ. r. a- usual, hn-I <_- u.-ral charge of the** 



