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2. Adriatic Sea. The canal of Novi in Dalmatia is mentioned by 

 Kiilliker as a locality from which the natural history dealer, Frio, of 

 Praj^ue, obtained several specimens, the lar<^est measurin" oOins. long. 



B. — Srntldiiti : 



3. Oban, off the Island of Kerrei'a. First discovered by MacAndrew 

 in 1844. Lai'-^est i-ecorded specimen mentioned by Forbes as 48ins. 

 long. 



4. Raasay Sound. Discovered by Thomson during the dredging 

 cruise of the " Porcupine," 18G0. Loch Torridon, near Raasay Sound, 

 is mentioned as the locality whence the specimen, .53 ins. long, in 

 the Newcastle Museum (vide infra) was obtained. 



5. A spot in the North Atlantic in lat. 59° 56' N., and long, 

 go 27' W.; Station 54 of the third cruise of the "Porcupine," 1869, 

 under Sir W. Thomson. 



6. Hebrides. Mentioned, without further particulars, by Kolliker as 

 a locality whence MacAndrew obtained specimens. 



C. — Scandinavian Shore."! : 



7. Bohusliin, in the Kattegat. Largest specimen o3ins. long. 



8. Eisvaeg, in the Fiord of Bergen. 



9. Glaesvae, in the Fiord of Bergen. The largest recorded speci- 

 men, a dead stem upwards of 7ft. long, was obtained from here. 



10. Danish Coast. Mentioned without fui-ther particulars by 

 Kolliker as a locality. 



Not only is the geographical distribution of Funiculina a very 

 limited one, but wherever it does occur it seems to be confined to a 

 very small spot, m which it occurs fairly abundantly ; as we infer from 

 the facts that (1) in Raasay Sound, although Thomson found it once 

 only, yet he then dredged it "in quantity." (2) Th.BA, Funiculina is 

 included in the catalogues of duplicates for sale or exchange published 

 by both Dr. Dohm, of Naples, and Dr. Malm, of Goteborg in Sweden. 



As to limits of depth we have no very certain knowledge. 

 The Oban specimens were found at depths from 12 fathoms 

 (Forbes) to 22 fathoms (Birmingham Natural History Society). The 

 Raasay Sound specimens were obtained (" Depths of the Sea," 

 p. 149) in about 140 fathoms water, and the single specimen from 

 Station 54, of the "Porcupine" cruise, at a depth of 363 fathoms ; the 

 greatest recorded depth. The first Swedish specimen was obtained in 

 100 fathoms water, and the large dead stem from Glaesvae in 350 

 fathoms. 



Notes ox Specimens in Other'Museums. 

 We conclude our account of Funiculina quadrangularis by a brief 

 notice of some of the larger and more important specimens preserved 

 in other museums. Though the genus has now been known for 

 considerably more than a century, yet the actual number of specimens 

 preserved in museums is very small. In drawing up the following list 

 our statements concerning the Continental specimens are taken from 

 KoUiker's monograph. 



