Excerpt from Exploration of the Surface Fauna of the Gulf Stream, Vol. 3: Under the Auspices of the Coast Survey, Part I, the Porpitidoe and VellelidoeMr. C. O. Whitman was sent to Key West this spring in hopes of obtaining the material necessary to complete this memoir, and at the same time to investigate anew the whole subject of the structure and functions Of the ao-called yellow cells. Although Mr. Whitman spent six weeks at Key West, he was unable to accomplish the Object of his trip, not a single Velella appearing in the harbor of Key West during the whole of his visit. I have therefore thought it advisable not to delay the publication of the descriptive part of this memoir any longer, and to complete it when the necessary preparations could be finished.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.