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in the scientific investigations being carried on at that place, but her collections contained comparatively few specimens which it was thought advisable to preserve for permanent keeping in the National Museum. During the same season, the schooner Grampus proceeded along the coast of the British Provinces as far as Labrador, visiting both the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the outer coast of
Newfoundland, in quest of information respecting the movements and abundance of the mackerel, which were said to have reappeared on the northeastern coast of the latter island. Mr. F. A. Lucas and Mr. William Palmer, of the National Museum, accompanied the Grampus as naturalists, making collections of marine and land animals whenever the opportunity occurred. In the spring of 1888, the Grampus repeated its cruise of the previous year on the early mackerel grounds, between Cape Hatteras and Cape Cod, Dr. T. H. Bean acting as naturalist. The work continued from about April 1 to near the end of the year. The most important zoological results were obtained by means of towing nets which were kept constantly in use, skimming the surface