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the facts that (1) in Raasay Sound, althouj^h Thomson found it once 

 only, yet he then dredged it "in quantity." (2) Tha,t FiiiiicuUna is 

 inchided in the catalogues of duplicates for sale or exchange published 

 by both Dr. Dohrn, of Naples, and Dr. Malm, of Gottingen, in Sweden. 



As to limits of depth we have no very certain knowledge. 

 The Oban specimens were found at depths from 12 fathoms 

 (Forbes) to 22 fathoms (Birmingham Natural History Society). The 

 Raasay Sound specimens were obtained (" Depths of the Sea," 

 p. 14!() in about 140 fathoms water, and the single specimen from 

 station i">4, of the " Porcupine " cruise, at a depth of 363 fathoms ; the 

 greatest recorded depth. The first Swedish specimen was obtained in 

 100 fathoms water, and the large dead stem from Glaesvae in 350 

 fathoms. 



Notes ox Specimens in Other Musetms. 



We conclude our account of Funiculhia qiuidrdiiniilarix by a brief 

 notice of some of the larger and more important specimens preserved 

 in other museums. Though the genus has now been known for 

 considerably more than a century, yet the actual number of specimens 

 preserved in museums is very small. In drawing up the following list 

 our statements concerning the Continental specimens are taken from 

 Kulliker's monograph. 

 A. — Great Britm'ii : 



1. Loudon : British Museum. The specimens in the British Museum 

 are the following :- -* 



rt. Seven specimens in spirit, labelled Fuiiiculiiid Forhesii, 

 Scotland, varying in length from 18ins. to 37ins. 



b. One specimen dried and mounted on a card, 41ins. long, from 



Sweden. 



c. Two very fine specimens from Sweden, received in exchange 



from the museum at Stockholm, 4t5ins. long. These specimens 

 agree in their proportions very closely with the large Oban 

 specimen, differing only in their greater size, and the 

 consequent greater number and closer crowding of the 

 polypes. 

 Other specimens in the British Museum labelled Fuiiiculiiia do 

 not really belong to that genus at all, as defined by Kiilliker. 



2. Edinburgh. In the Natural History Museum there are no 

 specimens of Fituicidnut ; but among the stores of the " Porcupine "f are 

 eighteen specimens obtained by Sir W. Thomson, and varying in length 

 from Sins, to 32iiis. 



3. Glasgow. In the University Museum there is one specimen of 

 FunicuUna in fragments ; no locality marked. 



* We desire to acknowledge the courtesy of Dr. Giinther, and of Mr. Ridley, 

 of the British Museum, in giving us free access to all the specimens in the 

 Museum, and in affording us valuable aid in examining them. 



f We are indebted to Prof. Herdmau, of University College, Liverpool, for 

 the details we give eoiicerning these specimens, 



