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parts of it. It was very rich zoologically, the eoral growth being exceedingly luxuriant. 

 The most prevalent forms were : several species of Mddrcpora, Mohtipord, 

 Turbinaria, Goniastrakt, Favia and Poritks. Large Cyprcea tigris, large Ascidia sp., 

 a pinkish Rhabdocynthia , Cynthia sp., Euryfhoe latissim'a, E. hngicirra, Notodirus 



triyonoccphalus, and some Holothurians (including Holothuria moiuu-ariu) were 

 amongst the other conspicuous forms collected. 



Tn the afternoon we dredged round the shoal buoy at the south end of the 

 Cheval Paar, and in a north -westerly direction. 



STATION LXV From shoal buoy up West Cheval Paar; depth 1\ to 8 fathoms ; 

 bottom white quartz sand ; 4 hauls of di'edge. 



Campanula-rid- juncea ; Pseudoboletia sp. ; 



Hi/ale nilssoni (variety), Pisa sp. (many) and other Crabs ; 



A few adult and very many young Pearl Oysters, Doris sp., Aplysia (green coloured) ; 



Branchiostoma lanceolata, var. belchen ( ( .) specimens), and the long worm-like 

 fish Opichthys timorensis. 



On March 19th, at 6.30 a.m., on the south-east of Cheval the sea-temperature was 

 82'5 F., and at 7 p.m. it was 83'5 F. The day was spent in dredging down the 

 coast from Donnan's Muttuvaratu Paar (Station LXVI.) through Mudalaikuli Paar 

 and Talaivillu Paar (Station LXVII.) to Coppeluddi and Navakaddu Paar (Station 

 LXVIIL). Eight hauls were taken, grouped in three stations. 



STATION LXVL From south of Donnan's Muttuvaratu Paar along the west of 

 the northern part of Mutwal Island as far as off Mudalaikuli Paar; depths 10 

 to 35 fathoms; bottom Nullipore and < )rl)itolites sand, some red Algae and dead 

 Coral ; three hauls of dredge. 

 Orbital ites complanata, Alveolina boseii ; 



Tetilla poculifera, n. sp. (Dendy), Stelletta sp., a Calcisponge and others. 

 Halicornaria setosa, Sarcophytum, Pennatulids and other Alcyonaria, Flabellum sp., 

 Heteracyathus wquicostatus (with Gephyreans), and living Madrepores ; 



Phyllodoce foliosopapillata and Mystides sp. (afterwards found in our pearl-oyster 

 cages at Galle, and may have come from this paar), Aspidosiphon corallicokt ; 

 Anfedon palmata (?), Holothuria atra and //. kurti, Cucumaria imbricata ; 

 Mcera rubromdeulata ; 



Terebra sp., Pteroceras sp., Phyllidia nigra and small Octopods (Polypus sp.) ; 

 Cynthia dura (?), C. sp.. Pulycarpa sp., Leptoclinum sp. 



STATION LXVII. On and off Talaivillu Paar, off south end of Mutwal Island; 

 depth 10 to 14 fathoms; bottom dead Coral and Nullipore; 2 hauls of dredge; 

 Halimeda tuna, Padina commerssonii. No Pearl Oysters. 

 Various sponges, chiefly Tetractinellids ; Stephanoseris rousscnui and Het&ro- 



