264 BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 
Consisted almost exclusively of tlie following species of copepods : Ca- 
lanus , sp., Temora longicaudata and Gentropages hamatus , with a few 
Sagittas. 
May 9, 8.15 p. m. (lat. 38° 10 7 17., long. 74° 16' W.); small net; quan- 
tity 18 drams. The net was out only fifteen minutes, and the bulk of 
the catch consisted apparently of one species of copepod, Temora longi - 
caudata. Themisto bispinosa , young, and Sagitta were also abundant. 
May 10 (lat. 38° 06' 17., long. 74° 13' W.) ; small net; quantity 5J drams. 
The bulk consisted of copepods, principally Temora longicaudata , with 
Calanus , sp., and Gentropages typicus , both common, and Anomalocera 
Patersonii rare. A few specimens of Sagitta , Spirialis , sp., and fish 
eggs, and one specimen of Pleurobrachia rhododactyla also occurred. 
May 10 (lat. about 38° 11' 17., long, about 74°12 / W.); small net; 
quantity 2 drams. Composed almost entirely of Temora longicaudata , 
with some specimens of Gentropages typicus , Calanus , sp., and Anomalo- 
cera Patersonii . 
May 10 (lat. about 38° 11' 17., long, about 74° 12') ; large net. Con- 
tained 1 to 3 specimens each of Themisto bispinosa , Idotea irrorata , and 
Pleurobrachia rhododactyla . 
May 11 (lat. 38° ll 7 17., long. 74° 23 7 W.) $ small net; quantity 1 dram. 
Contained the following species: Temora longicaudata , Gentropages 
typicus , Calanus , sp., Sagitta , Spirialis , sp. 
May 12 (lat. 38° 30 7 17., long. 74° 02 7 W.) ; small net; quantity 3 
drams. The bulk consisted of Spirialis , sp., and the following species 
of copepods : Calanus , sp., Gentropages typicus , Temora longicaudata , and 
Anomalocera Patersonii . Sagitta was common ; JTyctiphanes norvegica 
(?), young, moderately abundant, and Glione limacina , Pleurobrachia 
rhododactyla , and fish eggs, few. The following insects were also taken : 
Bradycellus rupestris , 2 specimens; Goniomyia (?), sp., one specimen, 
and a specimen of an undetermined Muscid. 
May 12, 7 p. m. (lat. 38° 40' 17., long. 73° 53 7 W.) ; small net ; quantity 
6 drams. Consisted mostly of small crustaceans and Spirialis , sp. Cal- 
anus , sp., very abundant; larval crustaceans and Sagitta very common; 
Anomalocera Patersonii , Candace pectinata , and Temora longicaudata 
common ; Themisto bispinosa , young, few ; Idotea robusta , four. The 
contents of this towing was labeled as the a Cayenne,” of the fishermen, 
probably referring to the red color of the species of Calanus. 
May 12 (lat. 38° 40 7 17., long. 73° 53 7 W.) ; dip-net; quantity 2 drams. 
The bulk consisted of Nyctiphanes norvegica (*?), young, with very little 
else, the following, however, being represented : Anomalocera Patersonii , 
Gentropages typicus , Calanus , sp., Themisto bispinosa , young, Glione 
limacina , and two specimens representing two species of insects, 
chistus variolaris and Limnophila , (?) sp. 
May 13 (lat. 37° 48 7 17., long. 74° 13 7 W.) ; small net; quantity 4 drams* 
Consisted mainly of copepods and Spirialis , sp. Gentropages typicus 
appears to be the most abundant of the copepods, with Calanus , sp., 
