ArouncHhe three hexagonal bodies forming the articulating sur- 

 face, is a series of six other hexagonal bodies, which are articulated 

 with the former ; four of these bodies are shewn in the figure ; the 

 other two cannot easily be shewn in this view of the specimen. To 

 these, another series of smaller hexagonal bodies appear to have been 

 united, four of which now only remain. It is impossible to determine 

 from this fossil, in its present state, what was its original complete 

 form ; but as far as can be judged from the arrangemen tcf the few 

 remaining ossiculae, it may be concluded, that its form was somewhat 

 similar to that of Mr. Beaumont's, Plate XVII. Fig. 3. This con- 

 clusion will, I think, be strengthened by the examination of some 

 other fossils, which have hitherto been too little regarded. 



Subjoined to a letter of Dr. Capeller to Scheuchzer, on the study of 

 Lithography, c.* are figures of three different encrini, which ap- 

 pear to be referable to the species just treated of. 



These are described as Stony Gothlandic Encrini or Stars, with ar- 

 ticulated rays or fingers, and ossiculce like carpal bones, proceeding 

 from the extremity of the trochitae, different from any encrini hither- 

 to known. 



One of these, here represented, Plate XVII. Fig. 10, taken from Fig. 

 3, of Dr. Capeller's plate, very much resembles, in its metacarpal part, 

 the fossil, figured Plate XVII. Fig. 1. The figure from Dr. Capeller's 

 plate, besides pointing out the similarity between that fossil and the 

 fossil in my possession, figured above, Fig. 1, serves also to shew, 

 that the encrinite described by Mr. Lister and Mr. Beaumont, are 

 also of a similar kind. The fossil remains, which I possess, are suffi- 

 ciently similar, in their trochital articulating surface and general form, 

 to evince their affinity with the English fossils ; whilst the disposition 

 of the metacarpal ossiculse of the one, at Plate XVII. Fig. 1, makes 

 out the relationship of both with the Gothlandic encrini of Dr. Ca- 



* Epistolu ad .1. J. Scheucbzerum, 1729. 



