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THE FORAMINIFERA OF THE SHORE-SAND AT 



BOGNOR, SUSSEX. 



By Arthur Earland. 



(Bead May 19th, 1905.) 



Plates 11 — 14. 



When staying at Bognor in October, 1895, I noticed that 

 Foraminifera were abundant on the foreshore, and made a 

 gathering at the western or Aldwick end of the town, beneath 

 the old windmill, now removed, where the material was plentiful. 

 No special examination of the material was, however, undertaken, 

 as I was then busily engaged with other work. I formed the 

 impression, moreover, based upon a cursory examination, that it 

 was mainly a Milioline gathering and of no particular interest. 

 In October, 1901, I was again at Bognor, and decided to collect 

 material with the view of working out a complete list of the local 

 species, little thinking what a heavy task I was undertaking. I 

 found that, owing to some alteration in the local currents, there 

 was practically no material obtainable on my former collecting- 

 ground, or anywhere to the west of the town ; but at Felpham, 

 about a mile to the east, it was most abundant. In the course 

 of two or three tides I gathered between twenty and thirty 

 pounds of scrapings, which were packed off to London to be dried 

 and cleaned. Having no microscope with me, I was unable to 

 make any local examination of the material while fresh, and 

 this is the more to be regretted as there are a few doubtful 

 species, the true nature of which could have been settled without 

 much doubt if living specimens had been procurable. It is to be 

 hoped that some member of the Club, more fortunately situated 

 than myself, or some local microscopist, will endeavour to clear 

 up these doubtful points. 



Upon my return to London I cleaned and floated the material, 

 and my spare time ever since has been more or less occupied with 

 its examination. I soon became aware of the fact that the list 

 of species would prove a long one, and, indeed, it has kept 

 constantly growing, nor do I imagine that the present list is 



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