38 St*OLlA ZEYLANtCA. 



Station 42. — Off south end of Small Sober Island, opposite cliannel 

 between Sober Island and Small Sober Island. 

 Depth, 9 fathoms. Bottom, rock and stones. 

 Stichopus chloronotus. Several sandy Ascidians. Two sponges. 



Station 43. — 300 yards south-west of Station 42, off south end of 

 Sober Island. 



Depth, 9 fathoms. Bottom, stones. 



Several blue Echinoids, similar to those obtained at Station 36. 

 Several sponges, including dark purple sponge found at Station 41. 

 A dark green sponge and a yeUow sponge containing Alpheids and 

 worms. 



January 24, 1911. 



Station 44. — 300 yards south-east of Plantain Point. 



Depth, 7 fathoms. Bottom, sand. 



Stichopus chloronotus. HolotJmria scahra. Synapla striata in 

 yellow sponge. Many sponges, including Megalopastas nigra, 

 Siphonochalina, Acanthella carteri, &c. SynalpJieus neomeris from 

 sponges. 



Station 45. — Across the mouth of China Bay, half a mile south- 

 south-west of Plantain Point. 



Depth, 10 fathoms. Bottom, sand. 



Several HolotJmria scahra, some of which differ from the ordinary 

 striped form found in Trincomalee and resemble the kind found at 

 Jaffna. Astropecten zebra- A brick-red sponge. 



Station 46. — China Bay, nearly half a mile north-west of Round 

 Point. 



Depth, 9 fathoms. Bottom, sand. 



The dredge came up full of sand, and contained a few crabs and 

 empty bivalves. 



Station 47. — China Bay, about 600 yards west-north-west of 

 Round Point, 200 yards from the shore opposite Mount Challenger. 



Depth, 7 fathoms. Bottom, sand. 



One Holothuria nigra. A few young specimens of Astropecten 

 zebra. 



Station 48. — China Bay, 200 yards north of Round Point. 



Depth, 6 fathoms. Bottom, sand, stones, and coralline. 



Masses of a dichotamous coral-coloured alga. Coral of various 

 species. Man_y sponges of various colours. Synapta striata in 

 yellow sponge. Few crabs. 



Between this Station and Station 47 there is a coral reef with 

 masses of coral and sponges. Numerous "coral fishes" were seen. 



Station 49. — China Bay, nearly one mile north-west of Round 

 Point. Similar distance south-west of Plantain Point. 

 Depth; 6 fathoms. Bottom, hard sand and Halimeda. 

 Nothing but Halimeda and a large mottled orange sponge. 



