130 BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 
The localities mentioned by Professor Baird, with one or two excep- 
tions, notably the Cedar Swamp Creeks and Corson’s Inlet, were visited 
by us many times during our seining trips, which were continued dur- 
ing all of August and the first half of September. We had no inter- 
ruptions on account of bad weather. Our seines proved effective in 
taking 86 species. It would have been better, however, had we taken 
with us a seine of 60 or 70 fathoms in length and about 15 feet deep in 
the bag. Our largest seine, 20 fathoms long, greatest depth 10 feet, 
proved too small for the capture of skates, sting rays, and sharks. 
There have been many changes in the bay since 1854. One of the 
ocean inlets which was then navigable for moderately large vessels is ' 
now closed and its site is occupied by the town of Longport. Few isl- 
ands have formed, channels have shifted, and the number of algae has 
apparently increased. 
Some of the species found in abund ance by Professor Baird were not 
seen by us and upwards of 30 species which were not recorded in his 
report we found during the last summer. The sheepshead was not taken 
in 1854; it is not abundant now, .but adults are occasionally caught 
with the hook, and the young were found in moderately large numbers 
by us at Beesley’s Point. On the other hand, young drum were found 
to be abundant by Professor Baird, but the species was not obtained by 
us. The young Lutjanus is another species which we did not see at alb 
Following is a complete list of the species which are recorded by 
Professor Baird and not obtained by us : Chilomycterus fuliginosus , 
Ophidium marginatum , Pogonias chromis, Lutjanus griseus , Pnneacan- 
thus obesus, Mesogonistius chwtodon , Psox americanus , Fundulus lucice , 
Opisthonema oglinum , JPlurichthys marinus , and Beniceps tiburo. 
Ophidium marginatum does not occur in the bay in summer. Coitus 
octodecimspinosus has been taken in November, Pogonias chromis is 
still taken occasionally by the purse- seiners in the ocean near by. We 
made special effort to find Fundulus luciw in the ditches at Bobinson’s 
Landing, near Ocean City, but the extensive changes in the drainage 
system of Peck’s Beach seem to have driven away that species. Opis- 
thonema oglinum still inhabits the region and will doubtless be found 
again. The sea catfish, JElurichthys marinus , seems to be unknown to 
the fishermen, and the only “ shovel-nose shark ” recognized now is not 
the true shovel-nose, but Sphyrna zygcena instead. 
Other young fishes obtained by me are the following : Astroscopus 
anoplus , Placate Canada , Orthopristis chrysopterus , Sphyrcmia picuda , and 
Tylosurus gladius. Some of these have not previously been described. 
Lagocephalus Icevigatus , Hippocampus punctulatus , and Fistularia ta- 
baccaria were found to be moderately common. Menidia laciniata was 
found abundant. 
A day or two before my arrival at Somers Point, a cargo of 40,000 
mackerel was landed there. These -were taken by one of the menhaden 
steamers in the vicinity, and a few days later a fishing schooner took 
