EDITOKIAL NOTES. 



This Volume contains Parts LXIV., LXXVIIL, and LXXIX. of the 



Zoological Series of Reports on the Scientific Results of the Expedition. 



Part' LXIV. — Professor v. Kolliker described the Pennatulacea in the 

 First Volume of the Zoological Reports (Part II.), but he was unable to 

 undertake a description of the whole of the Alcyonaria collections made 

 during the Expedition. 



Professor E. P. Wright, M.D., was consequently invited to undertake 

 the examination and description of the Alcyonaria, other than the Penna- 

 tulacea. Professor Th. Studer was subsequently associated with Professor 

 Wright in the preparation of this Report, which presents the result of their 

 joint labours. It extends to 386 pages and 49 lithographic plates, together 

 with woodcuts. 



Part LXXVIIL — This Part deals with the Pelagic Fishes, and is Dr. A. 

 Giinther's Third and concluding Report on the Fishes collected during the 

 Expedition, the other Reports being Part VI. (Vol. I.), on the Shore Fishes, 

 and Part LVIL (Vol. XXIL), on the Deep-Sea Fishes. The present Report 

 consists of 47 pages and 6 plates. 



Part LXXIX. — In this Report will be found some valuable Supple- 

 mentary Notes on the Challenger Polyzoa, by Mr. A. W. Waters. The 

 original Reports on the Polyzoa, by the late Mr. George Busk, form Parts 

 XXX. and L. of the Zoological Series of Reports. This Supplementary 

 Report consists of 41 pages and 3 plates. 



John Murray. 



Challenger Office, 32 Queen Street, 

 Edinburgh, January 23, 1889. 



