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Polxmorphijia rotunda/a, Hyperatnmina arhorescens, Trun- 

 catulina re/u/j^e/is, and I'ulvimdina repaiida. 



On the two occasions when dredgings were taken in 

 Strangford Lough, 100 species were obtained; at Marlpool, 

 20 to 25 fathoms, the porcellanous forms were very 

 numerous and large in size ; very fine specimens of the 

 somewhat rare species, Miliolina pnlchella and Vagitiuliiia 

 le^umen^ were not unfrec^uent. 



Foraminifera are well represented in the various dredgings 

 which have been taken. The following are some of the 

 rarer species : 



Biloculina irregularis, d'Orh. — Church Iiay, Rathlin 

 Island, 15 to 24 lathoms. \'ery rare. 



Miliolina insignis, 7?r.— Two specimens of this very 

 rare species were obtained a few miles apart, between The 

 dobbins and The Maidens, 60 fathoms. 



M. pulchella, d'Ot/i. — Occasionally met with off the 

 coast. Very fine specimens were got at Marlpool, Strangford 

 Lough, 20 to 25 fathoms. 



Ophthalmidium inconstans, tuu: carinata, B. and 

 IV. - (ienerally distributed. 



Jaculella acuta, Br. — Off The INLiidens, 60 to 72 

 fathoms; Church l>ay, Rathlin Island, 14 to 22 fathoms. 

 Specimens rare. 



Hyperaminina arborescens {Norm.) — Off The Gob- 

 bins and The Maidens. 60 fathoms. Most abundant. 



Botellina labyrinthica, Br. — About midway between 

 Belfast Lough and Portpatrick, 100 fathoms; Church Bay, 

 Rathlin Island, J4 to 22 fathoms. Common. 



Reaphax findens, Parker. — Church Bay, Rathlin 

 Island, 14 to 22 fathoms. Specimens large ; rather rare. 



Placopsilina cenomana, d'Orb. — Rockport, lielfast 

 Lough, between tides. One large specimen. 



Ammodiscus charoides (J. and P.) — Off The (]ob- 

 liins and The Maidens, 60 fathoms. Very rare. 



A. Shoneanus, Sidda/L- - \\oc\<\Kn{, 15elfast Lough, 

 between tides, frequent. Stran-ford Lough, very rare. 



Spiroplecta sagittula {Defr.) — Frecjuent almost every- 

 where. The spiral arrangement of the early chambers isbest 

 seen when the specimens are mounted in Canada balsam. 



