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MADRAS FISHERIES BULLETIN 



VOL. XVI, 



Notes upon the derivation and signification of the names of the Principal 

 Pearl Banks off the Madura Coast — cont. 



VI— NARRATIVE OF THE EXAMINATION OF THE PEARL 



BANK REGION. 



As knowledge of the observations made during the May cruises 

 of the S.S. " Margarita " is essential to a full understanding of my 

 recommedations, it will be convenient if I give the record in the 

 character of a narrative altering as little as possible the form in 

 which it stands in my diary. 



No attempt is made to furnish extensive lists of the animals 

 found. Singlehanded the task is an impossibility, while the 

 limitations of time do not permit the reference of the collections to 

 specialists. I have however expended considerable time and labour 

 upon the identification of those organisms that are characteristic of 

 certain banks — all those that predominate or have special signifi- 

 cance are either signalized by name or by description. The present 

 identification is sufficient for the purposes of comparison ; the rarer 



