358 THE AMERICAN NATURALIST. [VouL. XXXII. 
Captain Hooper urges the enforcement of more stringent regula- 
tions respecting sea-otter hunting, not only for the purpose of 
preserving “the most beautiful and valuable fur-bearing animal in 
the world, but to preserve it for the benefit of the natives who have 
been dependent upon it for more than a century, and who will be 
reduced to suffering and want without it.” J. A. ALLEN. 
Pacific Coast Annelids. — In the recent paper’ by Prof. H. P. 
Johnson, of the University of California, we have the promise of an 
extension of our knowledge of the marine annelids of the western 
coast of North America that will undoubtedly be welcomed by 
students of marine zoology. ‘This first contribution deals only with 
five families of the order Polycheta, v7z., the Euphrosynidaz, the 
Amphinomide, the Palmyrida, the Polynoidz, and the Sigalionidz. 
The scope of the work which Dr. Johnson has laid out for himself, 
and the beginning of the execution of which is now presented, may 
be stated in his own words: “It is certainly an interesting reflection 
of the haphazard nature of zoological exploration to find that much 
more is known about the Polychzta in the most remote regions of 
the earth, in the farthest north and the farthest south, in the East 
Indies and in the South Seas, than along the easily accessible shores 
of a great civilized nation. No apology, therefore, need be offered 
for the preponderance of attention here given to such preliminary 
matters as descriptions of new species, distribution, habits, and other 
details of the natural history of the group. It is the writer’s intention 
to present the entire order Polychaeta as represented on our shores 
thus in outline, and concurrently or subsequently to fill in the picture 
with as much of embryological and histological detail as possible. 
The present publication is in every sense a prodromus of a more 
extensive work, which will require many years to complete.” 
Eighteen species in all are treated in the paper, thirteen of which 
are new to science. _ They are as follows: 
Euphrosynide : Euphrosyne aurantiaca, sp. nov., E uphrosyne arctia, 
p. nov.; Amphinomidæ : Lurythoé californica, sp. nov.; Palmyride 
Chrysopetalum occidentale, sp. nov., HETEROPALE, gen. nov., Heteropale 
bellis, sp. nov.; Polynoidæ: PoLYNoË Savigny (Sens. ext.) (including Zepi- 
donotus Leach, Polynoé Savigny, and Halosydna Kinberg), Polynoë 
squamata (L.) Aud. et M.-Edw., Polynoé brevisetosa Kinberg, Polynoé 
1 Johnson, H. P. A Preliminary Account of the Marine Annelids of the Pacific 
Coast, with Descriptions of New Species. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., Ser. 3, zool., 
vol. i, No. 5, 1897, pp. 153-190, Pls. V-X. 
