Messrs Leslie and Herdman on Invertelrata of Firth of Forth. 85 



shelly bottom in 30 and in 22 fathoms 

 {F. E. B). 



We dredged this species on several occa- 

 sions last summer from about 10 fathoms. 



ALCYONAEIA. 



Alcyonid^. 



Alcyonium digitatum (Linn.). 



Firth of Forth {F. E. S.). 

 Very common on the oyster bank. We 

 have obtained it between tide marks at- 

 tached to the rocks, near Elie. 



GORGONIAD^v. 



Gorgonia fldbellum (Linn.). 



Professor Jameson (' Wernerian Memoirs/ 

 vol. i., p. 561) recorded this species as 

 having been found by Mr Mackay on Leith 

 shore. 



Professor Goodsir dredged a large speci- 

 men in the Forth. 



A young friend, Mr Malcolm Laurie, lately 

 picked up a worn specimen on Portobello 

 beach. 



All the specimens seem to have been 

 dead ; and there can be little doubt that 

 the species never occurs in a fresh con- 

 dition in these seas. 



PENNATULIDiE. 



Pennatula phosphorea (Linn.). 



Firth of Forth {F. E. S.) ; Firth of Forth 

 {Ed. Mus). 



We have obtained this species cast ashore, 

 and in the fishing boats at Newhaven. 



Virgularia mirabilis (Linn.). 



Dredged near Inchkeith {Sim) ; Preston- 

 pans Bay {B. J) ; Firth of Forth {Ed. Mus). 



