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* KCHINOCARDIUM CAPENSE. 



Mortensen, 11)07. Ingolf Ech., pt. 2, p. 1:57; pi. II, figs. 5, 0, 11. 



Although related to the North Atlantic species, flaoescens, this 

 form seems to he perfectly distinct. It is known only from the 

 coasts of South Africa in 31-150 fms. Unfortunately it has not 

 been taken hy the PIETER FAURE. 



ECHINOCARDIUM CORDATUM. 



Ecliinua cordatus Pennaent, 1777. Brit. Zool., vol. 4, p. 69. 

 Ecliinocardium cordatus Gray, 1848. Brit. Rad., p. 6. A. Agassiz, 

 1873, Rev. Ech., pt. 3, pi. XX, figs. 5-7. 



This cosmopolitan species is represented in the present collection 

 collection hy 28 specimens, ranging from 11 to 27 mm. in length, 

 but a number are badly crushed. 



P.F. 483. Algoa Bay, Cape Colony, 20 fms. M. 2 specimens; 

 adult. 



P.F. 608. Algoa Bay, 33 49' S. x 25 56' E.. Depth and bottom ? 

 2 specimens; small adult. 



P.F. 735. Between Roman Rock and Cape Recife, 22 fms. M. 

 2 specimens; adult and young. 



P.F. 2911 and 2912. False Bay, Cape Colony, 30 fms. S. and 

 sh. 19 specimens; adult and young. 



P.F. 2959. Cape Point, S. W. by W. % W., 3 1 /, miles, 32 fms. 

 S. and sh. 2 specimens; adult. 



P.F. 4046. False Bay, 20 fms. Brk. sh. 1 specimen; large adult; 

 crushed. 



SEA-CUCUMBERS. HOLOTHURIOIDEA. 



The collection of holothurians received from the South African 

 Museum was an unpromising lot of material. It had pre- 

 viously been sent to a zoologist whose work was interrupted by 

 the war, and having been returned by him to Cape Town, was 

 forwarded at once to me. Owing to transportation difficulties and 

 custom's-house delays, it reached me only after some months of 

 travel. Several jars and bottles were broken and from others the 

 alcohol had vanished, so that many specimens were completely 

 dried and appeared to be hopelessly unidentifiable. As a matter of 

 fact however the collection proved to be a very interesting one and 



