526 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER 



OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



173. 



1897. Richardson, Harriet. Descrip- 

 tion of a new genus and species 

 of Sphaeromidae from Alaskan 

 waters. 



Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 1897, vol. 11, pp. 

 181-183. 



Tecticeps alascensis, from Albatross 

 collections, is described as new. 



174. 



1897. Dall,W. H. Notice of some new 

 or interesting species of shells 

 from British Columbia and the 

 adjacent region. 



Nat. Hist. Soc. B. C, Bull. No. 2, pp. 

 1-18, pi. 1-2. 

 Based in part on Albatross collections. 

 The following described as new: Cre- 

 nella columbiana, C. leana, C.japonica, 

 Modiolaria taylori, M. seminuda, Nucula 

 carlottensis, Leda extenuata, Yoldia 

 ensifera, Y. martyria, Malletia faba, M. 

 gibbsii, M. pacifica, M. kennerlyi, Ma- 

 coma inflatula, M. liotricha, Cadulus 

 hepburni, C. tolmiei, Cythara victoriana, 

 Mumiola tenuis, Rissoina newcombei, 

 Molleria quadrce, Eucosmia lurida. 



175. 



1897. Merriam, C. Hart. A new fur 

 seal or sea bear ( Arctocephalus 

 townsendi) from Guadalupe 

 Island, off Lower California. 



Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 1897, vol. 11, 

 pp. 175-178. 

 This paper is based on collections and 

 notes made by the resident naturalist 

 of the Albatross, on a side trip, during 

 the detail of the vessel for investiga- 

 tions of the seal fisheries. 



176. 



1897. Gill, Theo., and C. H. Town- 

 send. Diagnoses of new species 

 of fishes found in Bering Sea. 



Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 1897, vol. 11, 

 pp. 231-234. 

 Descriptions of 14 new species and 1 

 new genus of fishes obtained by Mr. 

 Townsend as naturalist of the Albatross 

 in 1895. The new species are Raia rosi- 

 spinis, R. obtusa, R. interrupta, Mac- 

 donaldia alta, M. longa, Ericara sal- 

 monea, Lycodes digitatus, L. concolor, 

 Macrurus lepturus, M. dorsalis, M. fir- 

 misquamis, M. magnus, M. suborbita- 

 lis, Hippoglossoides robustus. The new 

 genus described is Ericara of Alepo- 

 cephalidae. 



177. 



1897. Verrill, A. E., and Katharine 

 J. Bush. Revision of the gen- 

 era of Ledidse and Nuculidse of 

 the Atlantic coast of the United 

 States. [Brief contributions to 

 zoology from the museum of 

 Yale University, No. L.] 



Am. Jour. Sci. 1891, 4Kb. series, vol. 3, 

 No. 13, Jan., pp. 51-63, 21 figs. 

 Based in part on Albatross collections. 

 The new genera and species described 

 are Ledella, Megayoldia, Orthoyoldia, 

 Yoldiella, Microyoldia, Tindariopsis; 

 Ledella parva, Yoldiella inflata, Neilo- 

 nella subovata, Tindaria callistiformis. 



178. 



1897. Ridgway, Robert. Birds of the 

 Galapagos Archipelago. 



Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 1896, vol. 19, 

 pp. 459-670. 

 Embodies practically all that is 

 known of the avifauna of the Gala- 

 pagos. Contains analytical keys, lists 

 of species known to each island of the 

 archipelago, maps showing distribution 

 of species, bibliography, etc. 



179. 



1897. Ma as, Otto. Reports on an ex- 

 ploration off the west coasts 

 of Mexico, Central and South 

 America, and off the Galapagos 

 Islands, by the Albatross, in 1891. 

 XXI. Die Medusen. 



Mem. Mus. Comp. Zool. 1897, vol. 32, 

 pp. 7-92, 14 pls.,1 map. 

 A systematic arrangement of the 

 species, with notes. The genus Chia- 

 rella and the following species are 

 described as new: Stomotoca divisa, 

 Chiarella centripetalis, Melicertum pro- 

 boscifer, Homceonema typicum, Aglaura 

 prismatica, Atolla gigantea, A. alexan- 

 dri, Charybdea arborifera, Nauphanta 

 albatrossi. 



180. 



1897. Hansen, H. J. Reports on the 

 dredging operations off the west 

 coast of Central America to the 

 Galapagos, to the west coast of 

 Mexico, and in the Gulf of Cali- 

 fornia, carried on by the U. S. 

 F. C. steamer Albatross, during 

 1891. XXII. Thelsopoda. 



Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 1897, vol. 31, 

 pp. 93-130, 6 pis. , chart. 

 The following genera and species are 

 described asnew: Cryptione, Munidion, 



