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Stomatopora, Idmonea, Cellar in, Schizoporella, Membranipora, Steganoporella, 

 Smittia and Adeoita ; 



Galathea sp., Dromia sp., and several other small Crabs ; 



Tonicia pectinoides n. sp. (Sykes), Turritella sp., Ceratosoma, and other Molluscs; 



A red species of Cynthia and Ascidia sp. (probably both new). 



STATION XLL South of Galle, about L2 miles off land; depth, along the 

 100-fathom line; bottom composed oi masses of calcareous blanched and 

 ramifying Foraminiferal tubes (Ramulina sp.) ; dredged. 



Tetractinellid sjjonges ; 



Dendrophyllia sp., Caryophyllia sp., Oirrhipathes spiralis, Antipathes sp., 

 Gorgonacea (many half a dozen species) ; 



Actinocucumis donvani, n. sp. (Pearson), Phyllacanthus baculosa, various 

 Ophiuroids, Asterina cepheus, Stellaster sp., Actinometra sp., Echinanihus rosaceus; 



Pagurids and small Crabs ; 



Avicula radiata (living on Gorgonids), Pleurotoma nodi/era, Coitus sp., and a few 

 other shells. 



STATION XLIL Off the Coast, about 4 miles south of Barhervn ; depth 40 fathoms ; 

 bottom muddy ; dredged. 



Stephanoseris rousseaui (many, with Gephyrea), Caryophyllia sp., Para- 

 cyathus sp. (?) ; 



Echinids (small), Pentaceros nodosus, Astropecten hemprichii, Pteraster sp. ; 



Aspidosiphon sp., Pectinaria sp., and some muddy worm tubes; 



Dentalium sp. 



On February 19th, at 6.30 A.M., G miles west of Kaltura, the sea-temperature was 

 79 - 3 F. and the specific gravity T023. At 1 p.m. this afternoon we lowered a white 

 enamelled dish measuring 9 inches by 12 inches on the sounding line and found that 

 it was distinctly visible to a depth of at least 17 fathoms the sky being cloudy and 

 the sea calm. 



A good deal of ground was covered during the day (the last of our present cruise), 

 and nine hauls of the dredge were taken between Kaltura and Colombo, at depths ot 

 from 20 to 30 fathoms. These may be divided into four stations : 



STATION XLIII. Six miles due west of Kaltura, (or Kalutara); depth 22 fathoms; 

 bottom hard sand with Nullipores ; dredged. 

 Axinella donnani ; 



Juncella juncca and Scirpearella sp., Epizoanthus sp. (on Murex), Stephanoseris 

 rousseaui, and Heterupsammia rnichelini (with Gephyrea), Flahellum sp., Caryo- 

 phyllia sp., and other small solitary Corals ; 



Cucumaria imbricata, Clypeaster scutiformis, Lovenia elongata ; 

 Aspidosiphon coral,licola. Hyalinoscia sp., Pectinaria sp. ; 



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