8 SCIENCE. 
specimen hunter is richly rewarded. A search 
here obtains for one crabs and hermits, Porcel- 
lana in tubes with Chactoptorus, Alpheus, an- 
nelids, mollusks, echinoderms, ascidians, and 
barnacles upon the wharf-piles. The general 
student can here find material to illustrate his 
study of almost any of the larger groups liter- 
ally within a stone’s throw of his work-room. 
From the end of the wharf at high water the 
dip-net secures not only quantities of things to 
interest. the general student, but crustacea, 
medusae, Sagitta, and larvae of the greatest 
interest to the specialist. 
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Trawling in the sound procures starfish, echi- 
noids and ophiurans, Chiton, Fissurella, Lepto-— 
gorgia, Astrangia, often with large masses of 
coral. High tides sweep in pteropods, Sagitta, 
Leucifer, Siphonophora, pelagic larvae, and 
medusae of. great interest, such as Liriope and 
Cunina. The rocks upon the artificial break- 
water furnish Penophora, tubularian hydroids, 
and several species of actinians. On shells in- 
shore are found the known genera of entoproc- 
tan Bryozoa. 
But I cannot give a complete list of the 
fauna here, nor even mention all the attractions. 
I have not tried to do so, but merely to inti- 
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INTERIOR OF MARINE LABORATORY AT BEAUFORT. 
water-front is a large sand-shoal, uncovered 
during several hours every day ; and here are the 
favorite haunts of myriads of interesting crea- 
tures. I say myriads advisedly, for one of the 
most striking features of the Beaufort fauna is 
the extreme abundance of almost all the forms 
which occur there at all. The inner side of this 
shoal is literally honeycombed by a colossal 
species of Balanoglossus often three feet long ; 
and on the outer edge are to be found Mellita 
in great numbers, and dead shells of Mellita 
inhabited by Thallasema, as many as one has 
‘the patience to collect. All over the shoal 
ereep Limulus. In the deeper water just off 
the shoal are Renillas without limit and the 
beautiful nudibranch Pleurophyllidia. 
mate the exceeding variety and abundance of 
forms of the greatest interest. Though Beau- 
fort has been the resort of naturalists for the 
last twenty-five years, it has not yet been to 
any degree exhausted. 
Since Beaufort was felt to be a somewhat 
transient location for the laboratory, a perma- 
nent building, with all the modern conveniences 
for work, was not erected. A _ two-storied 
double house, with eight rooms, was rented for 
work-room ; and houses adjoining were secured © 
as living-quarters for the party. Thus, both 
in their work and in the life out of the shop, — 
the party was kept pretty well together; and 
the members had that opportunity of forming 
personal acquaintance with one another, the 
