I'OLW'ILETA OK THE L.M.IJ.C*. DISL'KK'T. 155 



lloly Islaiul, Ani;U>st.'\ , iVoin l() fatlioius. C\)loiir, rosy 

 pink. 'r\\v two aiito-aiial soi^nuMits iwv without scta\ 



*Axi(>t/if(( ci(tt'fU(t((, Maliu,i;rtMi. 



Ilab: li. 



IiunuMisi> luinihers Vwc in [\\c iiuuUiy, i>vil-snu>lliiiL;- 

 saiuis strt^c'luiiL;' out iVoui r>an,i;or \\\{o [\\c Mniai Straits. 

 Cunniii^i;haui aiul l\auiai;o aptly remark on the siunlituilo 

 of tho })rojoc'tini;" ends oi' [\\c\v numberless tubes to a 

 miniature forest. A sinular rai;*;ed appearanee on a 

 lari^er seali* is L:i\(Mi to the l^i-remont and X(.>\v Hriijhton 

 shore by the exposed ends o( Lmiicc co/whihujd (^specially 

 when a storm has removed some o( the surface sand. 

 Tubes 5 — 7 inches loni;- and 1 — 1.] nun. broad. The anal 

 huniel is distinj^uislied h'om that oi' the preceding species 

 by thc^ tact tluvt the processes are o( uncnpial liMi^th, tluM-e 

 being about seven long tapering ones, each separated from 

 its ncMgbbour by tVom one to three sliort ones, and instead 

 o( two ante-anal segnu>nts being witlK)ut seta^ four are 

 nakc\l in the present species. 



h'amily.— AMMcH'iiAinixi:. 



Oirniiii jilij\>r/iiis, l\d. Chiajc\ 



Ilab: i'2, 18, :>, S, L. 



Is plentiful at all these stations; but nu>st nunuM\>us in 

 the deep water. It ranges h'om extreme low water mark 

 to'*21 fathoms. It is the . I ///;//(>('// (//•<*• otfouis of Grube ; 

 and is the worm described by Carrington under the name 

 of 0^)8 di<jifat((. 



l'\unily.- Akiciii>-i:. 



* Scoloplos (trnii(/('r, (^liiller). 



Ilab: 1. -2, 0, E, KB, Mp. 

 A connnon species in sand from mid-tide nuirk to (> fms. 



From observations made in the begiiming o( ^larch, 

 iSlK\ and April. 181)1, uju^n the egg-cocoons c^f this worm. 



