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single specimen of Asterias rnhens, and a few Actinauge Richardi, 

 with other specimens, among which was a hitherto undescribed species 

 of Leptothyra. 



Station 2. July 11th. Position, 50° 29' 26" N., 11° 4' W.— 

 The trawl was shot at 11 a.m. in 400 fathoms, and was hauled up at 

 1.12 p.m., taking an hour and twenty-eight minutes in coming to 

 the surface. It contained only one fish, HaJoporphyrus eques, a great 

 quantity of Spatangus purpureus, four specimens of Nymphaster 

 suhspinosus, multitudes of Echinus norvegicus sticking in the swabs ; 

 several Crustacea, including Eupagurus carneus, Lipsognathus Thorn- 

 soni, Scyramathia Garpenteri, Bathynectes longispinosa, and Ehalia 

 iiiix ; three specimens oi Epizoanthus paguriphilus, and other forms, 

 among which were two or three specimens of Actinauge Richardi. 



' Station 3. July 12th. Position, 49° 50' 2" N., 11° W.— 

 The trawl was shot at noon in 200 fathoms, but capsized and came 

 up empty. A few specimens of Dorocidaris papillata and some 

 fragments of Brisinga were sticking in the swabs. 



Station 4. July 13th. Position, 49° 5' 40" N., 11° 14' W. 

 — The trawl was shot in 217 fathoms, and brought up a single large 

 specimen of Lophius piscatorius, half a dozen Rhombus hoscii, a 

 single Macrurus Isevis, one Solea Greenii, and two small Gadoids. 

 There were, as before numerous specimens of Spatangus purpureus 

 and Holothuria tremula, and a few Dorocidaris papillata. The 

 specimen of Solea Greenii, a female, is considerably larger tlian that 

 taken by the " Flying Fox,^^ and was perfectly ripe, the ova running 

 out on deck when it was brought on board. When alive its upper 

 surface was of a uniform chestnut-brown colour. 



Station 5. July 15th. Position, 48° 59' 42" N., 10° 7' 27" W. 

 — The trawl was shot twice in ninety fathoms. The first time it 

 capsized and came up empty; the second time it was full, and contained 

 among other things four Rhombus boscii, two small rays, of doubtful 

 position, large numbers of Pecten opercularis, several specimens of 

 Asterias glacialis and A. rubens, Ophiothrix LVr^/t'ejii, numerous Polyzoa, 

 chiefly Cellaria and Cellepora ; several Hydroids, including some fine 

 specimens of Eudendrium rameutn ; several colonies of Alcyonium 

 glomeratum, half a dozen specimens of Polythoa incrustata, and a 

 Polythoa which I have not been able to identify satisfactorily. 



Station 6. July 16th. Position, 49° 23' 54" N., 10° 8' 34" W. 

 — The trawl was shot in seventy fathoms on the spot marked in the 

 chart as the " Great Sole Bank.^^ The trawl came up empty, though 

 to judge from the runners it had been working evenly enough. 

 The swabs contained some Ascidians and a Hermione. The trawl 

 was shot a second time a few miles further on (49° 26' 36" N., 

 10° 10' W.), and again was unfortunate, as it capsized and came 



