ASTERIAS. 113 



The Astfriat, or Soltuttr pappota, is named Kelle, or Te Kelle, or 



Sur-tMi. l>y the Scotish fisherim n 

 It is not rare. 



PLATJ: XXIV 



1. Attmat (Solautor) pappota, reduced. Back. 



2. Portion of the skin, enlarged. 



3. Portion of the akin of another specimen, enlarged. 



4. Tuft enlarged. 



5. Tuft overhanging the inadreporiform tubercle, enlarged. 



6. Sucker enlarged. 



7. Tentacular organ at the extremity of a ray, enlarged. 



8. Ocular or glandular specks at the end of the ray*, enlarged. 



9. Speck of the specimen referred to, fig. 3. 



1'r.ATK XXV. Atteria* (Solaster) pappota, under surface. 



PLATK XXVI. 



Fto. 1. Atttriat (Solatter) pappota, cluster of capsule*. 



2. Another. 



3. Another. 



4. Portion enlarged. 



5. Branch of capsule* with OTA, enlarged. 



6. Capsule ; ovum escaping at the summit, enlarged. 



7. Ova enlarged. 



8. Young Asterias, upper surface. 



9. The same, under surface. 



10. Another, farther advanced, under surface. 



SECTION II. 1. OPHIURA BRACTEATA. Plate-mail Star-fah. 

 Plate XXVII. 



As many of the parts and the properties of the preceding animal* 

 disappear in the following specimens, a new division is constituted 



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