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specimens of sea lilies, mostly collected off Havana, Cuba, and representing the various stages of growth of two species of Pentacrinus and of one of Rhizocrinus. Over 30 species of Echini or sea urchins were also contained in the collection, and other divisions of the Echinodermata, as well as the Coelenterata, Crustacea and Mollusca, were fully represented. The bathymetrical range covered by these explorations extended from the shore level to a depth of 1467 fathoms. Prof. A. E. Verrill, of New Haven, has transferred to the Museum over 1,000 packages of identified specimens resulting from the explorations of the Fish Commission in former years. 

Mr. Henry Hemphill continued his collecting on the Florida coast, begun the previous winter, until March of this year, and has contributed