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tions relating to British birds as observed in our own country, and 

 we trust that among our numerous field naturalists there will be 

 found some who will be ready and able to supply this deficiency. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



Notes of Algae, ^c, found in the Isle of Man and on the Coasts of 

 Northumberland and Durham. By George S. Brady. 



The Phycology of the Isle of Man seems to have been very littk- 

 investigated ; at least I have found no information on the subject in 

 any of the standard algological works : yet there can scarcely be a 

 richer field for the collector of sea-weeds ; for, owing to the influence 

 of the Gulf stream, which sets directly upon the island, the marine 

 vegetation of its shores is unusually varied and luxuriant. During a 

 stay of three days at Douglas during the past summer, I gathered 

 several very interesting species, though scarcely sufficient of them- 

 selves to warrant publication. My friend Mrs. Gatty of Ecclesfield 

 has, however, furnished me with a copious list of her own gatherings 

 in the same locality. These are included in the following list. The 

 gatherings were made altogether in Douglas Bay, except in a few ex- 

 ceptional cases, where the localities are specially mentioned. It 

 should be understood that the hst embraces merely a selection of the 

 more interesting plants. 



Sporochnus pedunculatus, Mrs. Gatty. 

 Laminaria bulbosa, Mrs. Gatty. 



Fascia. 



Dictyota dichotoma. 

 Punctaria tenuissima, G. S. B. 

 Mesogloia vermicularis. 



virescens. 



Myrionema Leclancherii, G. S. B. 



strangulans. 



Sphacelaria fusca, Mrs. Gatty. 

 Myriotrichia filifo'rmis, G. S. B. 

 Rytiphloea thujoides. 



fruticulosa. Miss Thompson. 



Polysiphonia fibrata. 



elongella (?), Mrs. Gatty. 



violacea (?), Mrs. Gatty. 



Brodiaei, Mrs, Gatty. 



parasitica. 



byssoides, Mrs. Gatty. 



fibrillosa, Mrs. Gatty. 



Dasya coccinea. 

 Bonnemaisonia asparagoides. 

 Chylocladia kaliformis. 

 Lomentaria ovalis. 

 Delesserise, all the British species. 



