SUMMARY OF RESULTS. 
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On tlie afternoon of the 21st Mr. Murray went away in the dingey and visited Statio.n 210a. 
several patches of floating driftwood, of which much had been observed on the surface 
during the past two days. Under the drift three or four varieties of small fishes and 
small slate-coloured crabs were captured by means of a scoop-net. The pieces of drift- 
wood were covered with small specimens of Lejpas ; the arm of a cuttlefish (Histioteuthis) 
was picked up, and a sea-snake (Pelamys hicolor), three feet in length, was captured 
alive and brought on board. Several kinds of sea-weeds and fruits were also collected 
among the driftwood.^ In some places there were large patches of Collosphsera and other 
Eadiolaria, and a number of birds {Phalaropus hyperhoreus) apj)eared to be feeding on 
them ; wherever these patches of Collosphsera occurred the sea had an oily appearance. 
A Balistes was noticed among the fishes, and sharks were evidently feeding on the 
small fishes. Boobies alighted and sat upon the driftwood. The presence of 
Peridinium, Noctiluca, Diatoms, Annelid and other larvae, as well as the driftwood, 
indicated fresh water, apparently derived from some large river in New Guinea. A 
school of porpoises came near the ship and lay lazily at the surface. 
Station 217 (Sounding 355), Samboangan to New Guinea (see Chart 31 and Station 217. 
Diagram 15). 
February 22, 1875 ; lat. 0° 39' S., long. 138° 55' E. 
Temperature of air at noon, 82° *3 ; mean for the day, 81°'0. 
Temperature of water : — 
Surface, . 
10 fathoms, 
20 
30 
3 ) 
40 
3 ) 
50 
33 
60 
33 
70 
33 
80 
33 
90 
33 
100 
33 
110 
33 
120 
33 
130 
33 
140 
33 
150 
33 
160 
33 
170 
33 
83-0 
180 fathoms. 
83-0 
190 „ 
83-0 
200 „ 
83 0 
300 „ 
82-9 
400 „ 
82-5 
500 „ 
81-4 
600 „ 
80-0 
700 „ 
78-3 
800 „ 
76-4 
900 „ 
74-0 
1000 „ 
70-5 
1100 „ 
66-5 
1200 „ 
62-3 
1300 „ 
58-6 
1400 „ 
56-0 
1500 „ 
54-2 
Bottom, 
53-0 
.51-9 
50-8 
49-7 
45-1 
42-5 
40-7 
39-2 
38-1 
37-3 
36-7 
36-2 
35-7 
3.5-3 
35-2 
35-2 
35-2 
35-2 
^ For description of the fruits collected in this locality see Bot, OhuU. B.rp., pt. iii. 
