512 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER 



OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



83. 



1891. Townsend, C. H. The scientific 

 results of explorations by the 

 U. S. F. C. steamer Albatross. 

 XV. Reptiles from Clarion and 

 Socorro islands and the Gulf of 

 California, with description of a 

 new species. 



Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 1890, vol. 13, pp 

 143, 144. 



Twelve species considered, one (Uta 

 clarionensis) described as new. 



84. 



1891. Townsend, C. H. Report upon 



the pearl fishery of the Gulf of 

 California. 



Bull. U. S. Fish Com. 1889, vol. 9, pp. 

 91-94, 3 pis. 



Mentions dredging of pearl oysters by 

 the Albatross in the Gulf of California. 



85. 



1892. Agassiz, Alexander. Reports 



of an exploration off the west 

 coasts of Mexico, Central and 

 South America, and off the Gal- 

 apagos Islands, in charge of 

 Alexander Agassiz, by U. S. F. C. 

 steamer Albatross, during 1891. 



I. Calamocrinus diomedse, anew 

 Stalked Crinoid, with notes on 

 the apical system and the ho- 

 mologies of Echinoderms. 



Mem. Mus. Comp. Zool. 1892, vol. 17, 

 96 pp., 32 pis. 



An elaborate paper on one of the most 

 interesting crinoids brought to light by 

 any of the deep-sea dredging expedi- 

 tions. 



86. 



1892. Agassiz, Alexander. Reports 

 on the dredging operations off 

 the west coast of Central Amer- 

 ica to the Galapagos, to the West 

 Coast of Mexico, and in the Gulf 

 of California, in charge of Alex- 

 ander Agassiz, carried on by the 

 U. S. F. C. steamer Albatross. 



II. General sketch of the expedi- 

 tion of the Albatross, from Feb. 

 to May, 1891. 



Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 1892, vol. 23, 

 pp. 1-90, 22 pis. 



86. 



1892. Agassiz, Alexander — Cont'd. 



Contains chapters on topography of 

 the bottoms, character of bottom de- 

 posits, temperature, observations on 

 pelagic fauna by Albatross and other 

 expeditions, with critical remarks; 

 acalephs, pelagic fauna of intermediate 

 depths, fauna, flora, and topography 

 of Galapagos Islands; deep-sea fauna 

 compared with Caribbean Sea; color 

 of deep-sea types, etc. 



87. 



1892. Tanner, Z. L. Report of the in- 

 vestigations of the U. S. F. C. 

 steamer Albatross for the year 

 ending June 30,1889. 



Rep. U. S. F. C. 1888, part 16, pp. 395- 

 512, 3 pis. 



Investigations of fisheries along coasts 

 of Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Califor- 

 nia, Lower California, and in Gulf of 

 California, notes on results of dredge 

 hauls, tabular records of dredging and 

 other operations. 



88. 



1892. Tanner, Z. L. Cable surveys 

 f i om Cali ornia to the Hawaiian 

 Islands, 1891-92. 



Trans, and Proc. Geog. Soc. Pacific, 

 K>an b raucisco, i6£/2,vol. 3, pp. 63-83 

 The article is based chiefly on Alba- 

 tross soundings, and the practicability 

 of the route demonstrated. 



89. 



1892. Report of the results of the survey 

 for the purpose of determining 

 the practicability of laying a 

 telegraphic cable between the 

 United States and the Hawaiian 

 Islands. 



Senate Doc. 153, 52d Congress, 1st 

 sess. , 26 pp. , 4 i hotos, 9 charts. 

 This report contains extensive tabu- 

 lated data on the sounding operations 

 of the U. S. F. C. steamer Albatross 

 between San Francisco and Monterey, 

 Cal., and Honolulu, H. L, with records 

 of temperatures and specific gravities. 

 Similar records on the work of the 

 U. S. S. Thetis between Point Concep- 

 tion, Cal., and Hilo, H. I. The route 

 along the line between Monterey and 

 Honolulu reported as the most prac- 

 ticable. The Albatross data are trom 

 a report made by Lieut. Commander 

 Z. L. Tanner, U. S. N., commanding. 



