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this area, both in shallow and deep water, and large collections of natural history specimens were procured. The brachyuran and anomuran crustaceans have been referred to Mr. Benedict for study. In January, 1891, the albatross proceeded southward and under the direction of Prof. Alexander Agassiz, made a careful biological survey of the region lying off Panama and about the Galapagos Islands, running several lines of deep sea dredgings, and carrying the observations over the plateau in shallow water adjacent to