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with Triticella hoeckii, Pantlialis oerstedi, and Brissopsis 

 lyrifera. 



5. Twelve miles off, 51 fathoms ; same mud and fauna, 



6. Four miles west of Chicken Eock, 88 fathoms ; 

 " reamy " and shells, Eiomenis Jeffrey sii, Thy one fiisiis, 

 Xantho tuherculatiis, Lima eUijytica, Pecten pusio. 



7. Three miles west of Chicken Kock, 29 fathoms; large 

 dead shells, Crania anomala, Trochiis miUegranus, Gorbida 

 gibba, Dentalium entale. 



8. One-and-a-half miles west of Chicken Kock, 26 

 fathoms; shells, sand, and gravel (general colour yellowish 

 brown), several hauls, much material, Solastei' endeca, 

 many ophiuroids, Ebalia tuberosa, Galathea, Aphrodite 

 acideata, Dentalium entale, Anomia ephippium, Pectun- 

 culiis glyci?neris, Venus casina, and V. gallina, Asta7'te 

 sulcata, Murex erinaceus, Polycarpa coniata, Ascidia 

 mentula, and A. plebeia, Gorella parallelogramma. 



9. One mile off Calf, 25 fathoms; large stones, with fine 

 colonies of Sertularia abietina, Cynthia viorics, Saxicava 

 rugosa burrowing in the limestone. 



10. Mouth of Port Erin Bay (small trawl) ; algae, with 

 common species of Stenorhynchus, Pagiiriis, Pandalus, 

 Crangon, Hydractinia, Natica, Lacuna. 



VII. September 30th. In hired steam trawler "Lady 

 Loch." 



1. Five hauls were taken from 7 J to 11 miles N.W. 

 Bradda Head, 47 to 60 fathoms ; mud, with Turritella 

 shells, Brissopsis lyrifera, Panthalis oerstedi, Calocaris 

 macandecB, and Triticella boechii. Several of the Calo- 

 caris were females with eggs on the abdominal appendages. 



2. From 8 in to 5 miles west of Dalby and Niarbyl, 

 about 20 fathoms; Sarcodictyon catenata, Porania pul- 

 V ill us, Palmipes placenta (a 6 rayed specimen), Aglaophenia 

 tubulifera, Adamsia palliata, Scalpellum vulgare, Ebalia 



