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locality was favourable to their existence. And, indeed, 

 of all the Foraminifera these were found in greatest 

 abundance. 



Nodosaria, Lamarck. Both N. communis and N. scalarls 

 were found of but from two to three chambers, and in 

 great rarity. 



Polymorphina, d'Orb. P. lactea was frequent, but only 

 one specimen of P. concava was found, which is not sur- 

 prising, as it is very small and of great rarity. 



Uvigerina, d'Orb. L. angidosa were frequent, but no 

 other variety found. 



Patell'nia, W., P. corrugata, are small but of great dis- 

 tinctness in their spiral formation, a form almost peculiar 

 to muddy bottoms. 



DUcorhina, P. and G. The form recently described as 

 D. ocliracea, both figured and described by Prof. Williamson 

 (Eec. Foram. Gt. Brit., 1858, p. 112 ; pi. v., fig. 113), has 

 been removed to Trochammina ochracea. Of the three forms, 

 D. glohularis and D. rosacea are frequent, but of D. parlsiensls 

 only two were found. 



Pidvlmdhia, Parker and Jones. P. repanda, variety 

 concamerata, Mont, is figured as a Kotaline shell, both faces 

 convex. But the British forms figured by Williamson 

 (1858, Kec. Foram. Gt. Brit., pi. iv., figs. 101—103), are 

 concave on the inferior side. H. B. Brady (Syn. Brit. 

 Kec. Foram., 1887, p. 921), speaks of there being no record 

 of the above form either on the east coast of England or 

 Scotland, nor in the Irish sea ; if the last is correct, this 

 form is new to the latter neighbourhood. 



Noiiionina, d'Orb. A^. depressula is common, and shows 

 such variety of form and marking that at times it is puzzl- 

 ing to identify it, as it runs so close to other varieties. 



