'^I'soi^''] PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. 299 



POLYCIRRUS (Grube) Malnigreii. 



Polycirrua eximius Venill. 



Verrill. Invert. An. Vineyard Sd., p. 616, 3-^0, PI. xvi, Fig. 85. 



Webstkr. Aunel. Cli;ct. Virginian Coast, p. 6:5, Annel. Cli;et. Provincetown, p. 735. 



Dredged uear Green Kock in 188 1 and in 1885. 



Family SABELLID.E. 



SABELLA (L) Malmgreu. 



Sabella microphthaliua Verrill. 



Verrill. Invert. An. Vineyard Sd., pp. 323,618; Nat. Hist. Ft. Macon (Cones and 



Yarrow). >Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phiia., 1878, pp. 2W, 300. 

 Webstkk. Aunel. Cb;et. V^irginian Coast, p. 65; Annel. Chiut., Provincetown, p. 735. 



Common amongst masses of spouge in shallow water near Moorhead 

 City and Horse Island. 



PROTULIDES Webster. 



Protulides elegans Webster. 



Annelida from B6rmuda.>U. S. Nat. Mas. Ball., No. 25, 1834, pp. 325, 326, Pl.xr, Figs. 

 63-74. 



This Annelid is not uncommon on shells, etc., in a few fathoms of 

 water in Bogue Sound. In coloration the specimens agree closely with 

 those described by Professor Webster, which were also collected at 

 Beaufort, but the occurrence of double rows of uuciui upon the abdomi- 

 nal segments seems not to be constant. 



Family SERPULIDiE. 



HYDROIDES Gunnerus. 

 Hydroides diauthus Verrill. 



Sirpula iUanthus Verrill. Invert. An. Vineyard Sd., p. 620. 



Hi/droides dianihus Verrill. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. (Cones and Yarrow), 1878, 



p. 300. 

 Hydroidis dinnlhiis Webster. Aunel. Cbajt. Virginian Coast, p. 266 ; Annelida from 



Horinnda, p. 327. 



Young individuals were found on seaweed cast up on the beach, while 

 the mature forms of both sexes are common upon shells, which have 

 been brought up onto Bird Shoal by storms or are dredged in Bogue 

 Sound, etc. 



In the preceding list of tiftyseven species of Polychictfe found at 

 Beaufort I have endeavored to avoid the making of new species, but 

 have nevertheless found it necessary to describe the following ten as 

 new: Ilarmothoe aculeata, Eunice oniata, Biopatra magna, Ophelina 

 agiliSf PoUjdora commensalis, A.riothea mucosa, Petaloproctus .iocialis, 

 Ammochares (vdificator, Loimia turgida. Of the other species the fol- 



