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tentacles are arranged in two rows, one immediately surrounding the 
mouth, the other on the margin of the oral disk. Contrary to the 
rule in other Zoantharian Polypes, the tentacles of the first cycle are 
not all developed simultaneously : the oldest are placed at one of the 
extremities of the longitudinal axis of the mouth, and the new tenta- 
cles belonging to the same cycle make their appearance successively 
at the opposite extremity. Besides these tentacles, which are all 
pairs, there exists a single tentacle corresponding with the extremity 
of the mouth which approaches nearest to the margin of the disk. 
The author thinks that the Dianthea of Busch (which, according 
to Leuckart, is a young Cerzanthus) presents the same arrangement 
of the tentacles as Arachnactis. He considers that it would be de- 
sirable to form for these Actinize with a double series of tentacles a 
special suborder, characterized by the circumstance that the septa of 
the same cycle differ in length. This suborder would now include 
two families, of which Certanthus and Arachnactis are the representa- 
tives.—Journ. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 1863, p. 525. 
The Great Auk. 
To the Editors of the Annals of Natural History. 
GENTLEMEN,—It affords me much pleasure to send you a list of 
the present possessors of the birds, skeletons, and eggs of the Gare 
Fowl (Great Auk, Alcea impennis). Should your correspondents 
recognize any error or omission, they will, no doubt, communicate 
with you in your subsequent Numbers. 
The recent lecture delivered by Professor Owen at tie Zoological 
Society has, no doubt, caused further inquiries to be instituted as to 
whether this rare bird is still extant. 
I remain, Gentlemen, 
Yours truly, 
Rosert CHAMPLEY. 
In ENGLAND. On THE CONTINENT. 
Birds. Birds. 
British Museum.......... 2 | Dresden Museum pe | 
York Museum evecare wal). | eranktortMnsennies «2.0001 1! 
Durham Museum .... 1 | Mayence Museum ........ 1 
Newcastle Museum (immat. ) I), Blorence Marseumy . <.....2. - 1 
Cambridge Museum ...... 1 ie Rurm. Museumije i. : «0... ] 
Dublin Museum.......... 1 | Amsterdam Museum ...... l 
AT fon io ice eres 5 sie 1 | Copenhagen Museum...... 2 
Sir W. Milner. . 5 Do elensbuney oie tah tamneel 
Mr. A. Strickland (ex. Bree 1) | Berlin, Museum) <2... p-s-ce ek 
Dr. Troughton .... J} | St. Petersburg Museum.... | 
Mr. J. Hancock .......... 1 M. Hardy wits. aso Pee | 
mir. KR. Champley ........ 1M Darrati~ oc se ey peace goer 1 
m= PATHS.) oic-0.ntath ieee Noceeenens 1 
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