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While at Eastport, I took advantage of every opportunity to perfect our knowledge of the lobster industry at that place, and was enabled to add to my report many important facts, both as regards the natural history and the industry of this Crustacean. I desire to acknowledge obligations especially to Mr. Fred. Holmes, who devoted much time to answering my questions, and who kindly donated to the Museum several large and fine specimens of lobster, which I released from his cars, as suitable for making dry preparations for our display cases.

As an assistant on the U.S. Fish Commission, I marked, as heretofore, mainly under the direction of Prof