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seen) of the Bearded or Sqtiare-flippered seal {Erignathus harhatus). 
This seal, known as the Square-Hipper by the Newfoundland 
sealers, is known to' the Scotch whalers by its Esquimaux name of 
the OJcduke. It is the shape of the fore-foot that gives this seal its 
Newfoundland name. No specimens of Phoca vitulina were seen, 
though plenty are got, even in the harbour at St John’s, later 
in the year, when the coast is clear of ice. Nor were any specimens 
of the Eloe-rat {Pagomys foetidus) seen, though this species is occa- 
sionally met with, but less commonly than in Davis Straits. The 
only parasites found were numerous Nematode worms in the 
stomachs of the Harp and Hooded seals. 
On 4th April swabs and a deep-water tow-net were sent down in 
100 fathoms water, on a rocky bottom, 20 miles N. by W. of St 
Paul’s Island, in the Gulf of St Lawrence. 
Echinoderms were numerous, especially the common Strongylocen- 
trotus drohacliiensis ; several specimens occurred of Echinaraclinius 
parma, a species not met with further north and three specimens of 
a fine Astrophyton, probably A. eucnemis. The northern form of 
our common Buccinum, B. greenlandicum, was here in company 
with Cardita horealis^ Trophon trmicatus^ and Astarte sulcata, var. 
compressa. Pycnogonum littorale was found here, the dej)th being 
an unusual one for this species. 
Five days later, the ship being fixed in the ice and drifting south- 
ward in the current, a small trawl and swabs were sent down in 60 
fathoms, again on a rocky bottom, off Norman’s Light, in the Straits 
of Belleisle, 10 miles from the Labrador coast. 
On the 17th, the ship being still fast in the ice, a mile further 
to the eastward, the swabs were again worked, the trawl having been 
lost meanwhile. 
Numerous Hydroids and Polyzoa were got here, including Cam- 
panidaria veHicillata, Salacia ahietina, Tliuiaria thuja, Sertidaria 
polyzonias, var. gigantea, and many other forms not yet identified. 
Several specimens of a fine Voehringia occurred. Pycnogons were 
abundant, and, indeed, throughout the voyage the swabs were 
successful in catching a particularly large number of these animals. 
The species here included Nymphon grossipes, mixhim and hrevi- 
tarse, and Pseudopallene circular is. In addition to the former 
Mollusca, there were here Cardium elegantulum, Margarita 
