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tained exceed, both in size and delicacy of tint, the finest English speci- 

 mens. It is on the western shores of our island that we are to expect 

 the greater number of discoveries. Most of Mr. Gosse's novelties have 

 been taken on the south-western coast of England, and it is highly 

 probable that an equally diligent series of investigations, carried on 

 round the corresponding districts of Ireland, will be attended with 

 equally successful results. 



Sagartia venustUy S. parasitica, and S. rosea, the first of these 

 being one of the rarest and most beautiful of the Devonshire species, 

 have been obtained by Mr. E. Percival "Wright, in the autumn of 

 the present year (1857), on the shores of Ban try Bay, during a very 

 limited search which he made on this part of the coast ; and we may 

 readily assume that very many new forms yet await our investigations 

 in this and similar localities. It should be borne in mind that ten years 

 ago the number of British species amounted to but one-half only of 

 what it does at present ; and it is not too much to expect that the re- 

 sult of a few years' careful investigation on our more prolific western 

 shores will lead to the discovery of many rare and unexpected species. 

 The subjoined list may be of some use as a basis for future observa- 

 tions. 



Irish Actinoida, 



Anthea cereus, common round the coast. 

 Adamsia palliata, Belfast, Waterford. 

 Corynactis viridis, Crookhaven, Co. Cork. 



,, Allmanni, Belfast Bay. 

 Sagartia viduata (anguicoma), Clare, Dublin, and Down coasts. 

 Sagartia troglodytes, Porti-ush. 



„ rosea, Bantry Bay (E. P. W). 



„ venusta, Bantry Bay (E. P. W.) 



,, parasitica, Bantry Bay (E. P. W.) 



,, hellis, East coast. 



,, dianthus, all round the coast. 

 Bunodes crassicornis, all round the coast. 

 Actinia mesemhryanthemum, all round the coast. 



„ margaritifera, Belfast, Donegal. 



„ coccinea. West coast (DubUn Bay ?) 

 llyanthus Scoticus, Balbriggan. 

 Lucerna/ria fascicular is, Donaghadee. 



„ auricula, Camlough, Co. Antrim. 



,, campanulata. West coast, Portrush, Bray (?). 

 Zoanthus Couchii, Strangford Lough. 

 Turhinolia milletiana, Galway Bay. 

 Cyathina Smithii, Cork, Waterford, Dublin. 



Mr. J. Reay Greene at the same time exhibited living specimens of 

 most of the Dublin species. 



