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The following is a list of the Foraminifera, selected from the 

 four ounces of Silt : — 



Polymorphina compi'cssa; P. obIo??ga, fine; P.gibha; Polystomella 

 crispa; P. st7-iato-ptmctata, fine; Planorbiilina Mediterranensis, 

 small ; Corniispira foliacca ; Nonioni7ia depressida, fine ; Discor- 

 bina rosacea, fine ; D. globularis; Rotalia nitida; R. beccarii, showing 

 the disposition of this species to grow with spirals running to the 

 right or to the left hand; Triincatulma lobatula; Bilocidina ringeiis; 

 Bidimina piirpoidcs ; Tinoporus lucidus ; Miliolina semimdum, 

 the /j^zV^?/ Miliolina ; M.oblonga; M. siibrotimda; M. (? species); 

 Tt'xtida7'ia globulosa, \Qxy rare; T. variabilis ; Orbidina imiversa, 

 extremely minute ; Giobigerina bulloidcs, showing the deep umbili- 

 cal vestibule, well ; Trochaminina inflata, fine, an arenaceous, 

 brackish- water shell ; Bolivina plicata; Uvigerina aiigidosa; Nodo- 

 saria hispida ; Patellina corrugata; Lageiia sidcata, the typical 

 Lagena ; L. marginata ; L. gracillima; L. liicida ; L. Williamsonii ; 

 L. striata ; L. melo ; L. semi-striata ; L. squamosa; L. hexagojia ; 

 one of these may be noticed of a scarlet colour, query, from the 

 sarcode impregnating the whole shell; Z. Icevis ; L. caudata; 

 Gromia has a chitinous test, not calcareous. 



Chas. Elcock. 



Foraminifera at Southport. — I was very much astonished when 

 at Southport last month to see the quantities of Foraminifera 

 abounding there in the little hollows between the ripple-marks on 

 the sand. A bit of newspaper, gently pressed with the finger in 

 one of these hollows, came up with no less than seventeen 

 species sticking to it ! With a teaspoon the shelly debris found 

 in these hollows can be scraped up easily and rapidly, taking 

 care not to go much below the surface — say, one-eighth of an 

 inch or so. A quantity of this material, well washed in fresh- 

 (not salt-) water, and then thoroughly dried and allowed to get 

 cold, would probably "float" almost all the Foraminifera con- 

 tained in it. The process of " floating " and preparing Foramini- 

 fera is thoroughly described in The Journal of the P.M.S.^ Vol. I., 

 pp. 26, etc. 



To such of our Members as live on the sea-shore, a source of 

 constant pleasure is open in the collection of Foraminifera, which 

 may be found on the shore, in these ripple-waves or marks. I 

 believe there is no shore on our coasts where they would not be 

 found if searched for, especially at low tides; the lower the water 

 the better. The soft oozy mud which abounds on some coasts is 

 a favourite habitat for the Foraminifera, their delicate shells 

 coming out beautifully clean and lustrous when washed out of the 

 mud. 



Chas. Elcock. 



