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Calycella. It has in our specimens from rock pools at Port 

 Erin, obtained on Sept. 25tli., a distinct opercuhmi, and 

 the name of the species must consequently become Caly- 

 cella ;pygm(jea. In these same pools the following other 

 Zoophytes have been found lately : —C/a-ya multicornis, 

 Goryne van-henedeni, Cainpayiularia frag His,* Opercul- 

 arella lacerata, Sertularia operculata, Flumularia similis ; 

 and 9 species of Polyzoa. 



On November 13th., a dredging off Bradda Head yielded 

 11 species of Zoophytes, and 7 species of Polyzoa, none 

 very specially rare. It ought, perhaps, to be stated that 

 all these lists of collections of Zoophytes and Polyzoa 

 from various localities now being determined by Miss 

 Thornely, are kept for record in the MS. tables of geo- 

 graphical distribution within our district, which will be 

 published in some future report, when they seem suffi- 

 ciently complete. A number of Zoophytes, Polyzoa, and 

 other invertebrata have been sent to the Laboratory lately 

 by Captain Eccles and the other bailiffs in connection with 

 the investigations now going on into the food, &c., of 

 fishes. One such gathering dredged from near Eastham, 

 in October, contained 21 species of Zoophytes and 11 of 

 Polyzoa. One of the Zoophytes was BougainviUea ram- 

 osa, which had not previously been reported from our 

 district. Another gathering, from the Rock Channel, con- 

 tained 18 species of Zoophytes and 15 of Polyzoa. A third 

 set, trawled in Morecambe Bay, consisted of 9 species of 

 Zoophytes and 3 of Polyzoa, amongst which were Eudeii- 

 drium annulatum, and BowerhanMa caiidata. 



British Association Committee. 

 At the British Association meeting in Edinburgh, early 

 in August, a committee was formed, with a small grant, for 

 the purpose of exploring further the southern part of the 



