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fine specimens of the large cup-shaped sponge Isodictya infundi- 

 buliformis. Of Zoophytes there were, among others, Tubu- 

 laria indivisa, T. coronata, and Cellepora ramulosa. L ur last haul 

 for the day was taken several miles off Whiting Bay in sixty 

 fathoms of water, the greatest depth we reached during our trip. 

 The trawl came up nearly filled with mud and several large stones, 

 and on these we found many interesting parasites, as the curious 

 Brachiopod Crania anomala, of which there were many speci- 

 mens, and also a few zoophytes, among which we recognised 

 Tubulipora serpens, Diastopora patina, Stomatopora granulata, and 

 »S. dilatans. We also found examples of the urchin Brissus ly?'ifer, 

 single valves of Pecten septemradiatus, and a well preserved valve 

 of P. islandicus, an upper tertiary fossil. A few common soles, 

 lemon soles, and flounders, flapped about, and many sped, 

 mens of Nephrops norvegicus lay helpless in the mud. A slight 

 storm now set in and forced us to cease operations for the day ; 

 and we returned to Lamlash with good appetites, and pleased with 

 our day's work. 



Next morning we confined ourselves to the area in the north 

 end of the bay, which we had previously gone over, and were re- 

 warded by finding a number of new things, especially Mollusca, of 

 which the following maybe enumerated — Circe minima, Tellina dona- 

 ana, Trichotropis boreal is, and Eulimapolita. Only a single star-fish 

 was got which we had not previously taken, viz., Solaster endeca. Of 

 Zoophytes there were a few specimens of Plumularia pimiata, 

 which appears to be one of the commonest in the bay ; and we 

 found a few little crabs (Portunus pusillus). A sample of the nulli- 

 pore sand was kept for examination, and was afterwards found 

 to be very rich in Foraminifera and minute shells, as Pisssoae, 

 Odostomiae, Eulima distoria, E. bilineatq, Caecum glabrum, various 

 species of Utriculus and Philine, etc. Of Algae we noticed numer- 

 ous specimens of Ponnemaisonia asparagoides, in fine fruit, and 

 a few small plants oi Poly siphonia parasitica, adhering to old oyster 

 shells. 



As we had arranged to be in Rothesay on the same day, we left Lam 

 lash Bay in the forenoon, and proceeded along the coast by way of 

 Brodick Bay, where the dredge was put down for the last time in 

 about twenty-three fathoms water, on a muddy bottom. Here 

 again we were rewarded by some new finds, prominent among 

 which was a large specimen of the fine Zoophyte — Aglaophenia 



