  We present and discuss the latest addition of the Montreal Blue Galaxy (MBG)
survey. Inspection of 59 Curtis Schmidt plates resulted in the identification
of 135 new UV-bright galaxies with B < 15.5. This brings the total number of
MBGs to 469. New results of the $V/V_m$ test show that our survey is complete
to B = 14.7.
  From our most recent spectroscopic follow-up, we confirm the discovery of one
new Seyfert 1 galaxy and possibly one new Seyfert 2 galaxy. We confirm also the
bias of the MBG survey towards the low-excitation and metal rich Starburst
Nucleus Galaxies (SBNGs). The spectral characteristics of the MBGs are similar
to those of the infrared luminous IRAS galaxies. As a common characteristic,
they show a mean ratio Log([NII]/H$\alpha$) in excess of 0.2 dex as compared to
normal disk HII regions. In general, the MBGs have lower far-infrared
luminosities ($L_{IR} < 10^{11} L_{\odot}$) and are nearer (z < 0.05) than the
luminous IRAS galaxies.
  The distribution of the morphologies of the MBGs indicates a high number of
early-type spirals (Sb and earlier). Nearly half of these galaxies also possess
a bar. In our sample, the fraction of galaxies with bars depends on the
morphology and increases towards the late-type spirals. However, if we consider
only isolated galaxies, the late-type spirals show a clear tendency to be
barred. Signs of a recent interaction with neighbor galaxies are obvious only
in 24% of our candidates. Although this number is only a lower limit, it is
nevertheless sufficiently low to suggest that in a majority of massive galaxies
the burst of star formation do not depends solely on dynamical processes.
