Gattif Afari'ne Laboratory^ St. Andreios, 173 



Stations 28 and 31. — Off Sponholmeue, Lervig, 130 futli. 

 „ 29.— Ibid., 100 fatli. 

 „ 30.— Lervig Bay, .S-^.') futh. 



„ 82. — Between Valeddin and Ilidle, Lervig, 110 fath. 

 „ 33 and 34. -Off Lrrvig, 1 .',0-180 and 210 fath. 

 „ 30. — Off ^olltlu'rn point, Ilugliu I.sland, llardanger Fjord, 



100 fath. 

 „ 37.— Off Ilidle Island, Ilardanger Fjord, 40-50 f\vth. 

 „ 88.— Otr Sponhnhuene, Lervig, 40-iOO fath. 

 „ 40. — Between Iluglin and Ilalsenij, Ilardanger Fjord, 120- 



lUO fath. 

 „ 40*r— Ibid., 2 fath. 



„ 41.— Stuksund, Ilardanger Fjord, 80-100 fath. 

 ,, 42. — Stoksuiid (mid-channel), Ilardanger Fjord, 40-80 fath. 

 „ 44.-011 Drobiik, Chridtiania Fiord, 30'-100" fath, 

 „ 45. — Dead Lophohelia ground, Drobiik, 0-14 fath. 



The Norwegian fjords have long been classic grounds to 

 the investigator of the Annelids, chiefly from the labours of 

 the elder and younger Sars, but also of Hansen, Appellof, 

 and others ; and accordingly the collection possessed great 

 interest, especially by way of contrast with those of the 

 British seas. Amongst other features of note is the compara- 

 tive frequence of Euphrosyne cirrata^ Sars, and E. armadillo, 

 Sars, both of which seem to frequent the deeper water of the 

 fjords, whereas the common British form is found most 

 abundantly between tide-marks in the Channel Islands. 

 Only small examples of Aphrodita aculeata and Lcetmatonice 

 jilicornis, Kinberg, occur, probably because the area of the 

 larger forms had been untouched. In the same way the small 

 size of the specimens of the tibiquitous Lepidonotus squamatus, 

 L., contrasted witii the large tidal forms of the east coast of 

 Scotland. No more characteristic inhabitants of the tjords 

 could be procured than Dasylepis asperrima, Sars, and 

 Eucrante villosa, Mgrn., both of which were in tine condition 

 and apparently by no means rare. The former has hitherto 

 been found in Britain only in the Clyde district {Dr. David 

 Bohertson) , while the latler is unknown in our seas. The 

 frequency of Layisca antennata, Grube, and of the British 

 Evarne Johnstoni, McL, merit notice, for the latter is one of 

 the rarest forms from deep water in our country. Moreover, 

 by the aid of additional specimens it became evident that 

 another form procured along with the foregoing in the 

 ' Porcupine ' Expedition of 1870 merits special notice, if not 

 specific distinction. In Evarne Johnstoni, McI. "^^ the eyes 

 are distinctly smaller than in E. impar^ Johnst., and the 



* Trans. Zool. Soc. ix. p. 398. 



