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Mr. Waters (1913) criticises 1113' identification of 5. aviculare 

 obtained from the coast of California, considering that the species 

 there obtained is 5. contorta. After examining the specimen from 

 Madras Harbour I am the more inclined to the opinion that the 

 California species is identical with the species in this collection 

 and that both are S. aviculare. A piece of a colony growing with 

 B. neriiina obtained from Madras Harbour ; also found at a depth 

 of 6 to 8 fathoms, growing on cinder at the entrance to Palk 

 Straits. 



3. Catenaria lafontii, Audouin and Savigny. 



Catenaria lafontii, Harmer, igoj, vol. xl\-i, p. 305, pi. 17. tig. 49. 

 Obtained at three stations in Madras Harbour, dredged at 

 from 6 to 8 fathoms ; also at Mergui, Burma. 



4. Scrupocellaria ccrvicornis, Busk. 



Scrupocellai-ia cei'vicuniis, Busk, 185J, pt. i, p. 24, pi. Ixii. 



Common in Madras Harbour at depths of from 4 to 6 

 fathoms ; obtained also at the entrance to Palk Straits and at 

 Mangalore, west coast of India. 



5. Scrupocellaria jolloisii, Audouiii and Savignj-. 



Scrupocellaria joltoisii, Waters, igoi), p. 132, pi. 10, figs. 5-10. 

 A common species in this vicinity obtained at several local- 

 ities : Mangalore, Caspar Straits, Malay Archipelago and Mergui, 

 Burma. Also dredged at depths of from 30 to 24 fathoms off the 

 Ganjam coast and at station 387 (off C. Negrais, Burma, 

 I5°25' N., 93°45' E.) at depths of from 49 to 40 fathoms. 



6. Scrupocellaria pilosa, Audouin and Savigny. 



Scrupocellaria pilosa. Waters, 1913, p. 478, pi. l.wiii. figs. 3, 4. 

 Found growing on cinder at depths of from 6 to 8 fathoms, 

 at the entrance of Palk Straits. 



7. Scrupocellaria macandrci, Busk. 



Scrupocellaria' macandrei, Busk, 1852, pt. i, p. 24, pi. xxiv, figs. 1-3. 

 Dredged at 31 fathoms at Mangalore, west coast of India. 



8. Canda retiformis, Pourtales. 



Cauda retiformis, Waters 1913, p. 479, pi. Ixix. figs. I, 2, 6. 

 Obtained at the Andamans growing on coral ; also at station 

 287 (Arabian Sea, 2i''8'3o" N. 65°47' E.) and dredged at 34 

 fathoms in 8i°i6' E., 6°oi' N. 



9. Caberea lata, Busk. 



Caberea lata, Busk, 1S52, pt. i, p. 39, pi. xlix. 



Obtained off Ganjam, east coast of Madras Presidency, at 

 24 to 30 fathoms. 



