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CRIBRELLA L^EVIUSCULA, Stimpson. Low water at the entrance to Maluspina Inlet, in the 

 Goletas Channel, and on the coast between Nahwitti village and Quatsiuo Sound, 

 several from each of these localities. 



DERMASTKR IMHRICATUS, Perrier. (=Asteropsis imbrimta, Grube.) Beach at Hernando Island, 

 two large specimens ; low water at the entrance to Malaspiua Inlet, one specimen ; 

 and Johustone Strait, one specimen. 



MED AS TK i; .KIJTALIS, Slimjtson. Low water at the north end of Malcolm Island, Queen 

 Charlotte Sound, one fine specimen. 



AM iiiuioMrM ORANULARE, O. F. Mutter. One beautiful living example of this rare spe- 

 cies, which is now for the first time recorded as occurring in the North Pacific, was 

 dredged in forty fathoms in the Strait of Georgia, off the mouth of the Qualicum 

 River. It is almost precisely similar to a specimen of the same species taken some 

 years ago off" Halifax, Nova Scotia, and now in the Redpath Museum in Montreal. 

 For the loan of the latter, for comparison, the writer is indebted to Sir William 

 Dawson. 



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ECHINOIDEA. 



DENDRASTER EXCENTRICUS, Valenciennes. (Sp.) Beach at Mary Island, Strait of Georgia, 

 several dead and bleached specimens denuded of their spines. Low water at 

 Savary Island, in the same strait, alive and numerous. 



LOXECHINUS PURPURATTJS, Stimpson. (Sp.) Common almost everywhere along the coast. 

 STKONGYLOCENTROTUS DROBACHIENSIS, Mull. With the preceding, and equally common. 



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HOLOTHUROIDEA. 



PENTACTA FRONDOSA, Gunner. Two specimens of a very large Holothurian which appear 

 to belong to this species, though they have not been examined microscopically, 

 were dredged in Queen Charlotte Sound; one at station No. 11 and one at station 

 No. 12. 



A number of small Holothurians, which have yet to be studied, were dredged in 

 Queen Charlotte Sound, at station No. 14. 



TUNICATA. 



CYNTHIA (HALOCYNTHIA) PYRIFORMIS, Rallike. Queen Charlotte Sound at station No. 18, 

 two living specimens. 



BRACHIOPODA. 



RHYNCHONELLA PSITTACEA, L. Discovery Passage at station No. 7, one fresh ventral valve. 

 Low tide, Johnstone Strait, a few small but living specimen- 



