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fragments with a few quartz, the same genera as in Sounding 

 No. 4. 



Sounding 6. 5th July. Ve Skerry, E. by N. 12 miles. 



FouLA Island, S. J W. 7 miles. Depth, 73 

 fathoms. 

 Surface temperature, 52°-3; bottom temperature, 51°'8. 



A shell sand chiefly composed of fragments of Gasteropod 

 and Lamellibranch shells with Ostracod, Scrpulm, Polyzoa, 

 and Echinoderm fragments with a few quartz grains. The 

 most conspicuous Foraminifera in this deposit were Glohi- 

 gerina (Arctic species), Discorlina, and Truncatidina. 



Sounding 7. 6th July. Foula Island, N.W. 9 miles. Depth, 



68 fathoms. 



Surface temperature, 52°-2; bottom temperature, 51°'l. 



A yellow shell sand from which only four genera of 



Foraminifera were taken, the most conspicuous being Tex- 



tidaria. 



Sounding 8. 7th July. Lat. 59° 36' N., Long. 2° 4' W. Depth, 

 70 fathoms. 



A quartz sand with a few shell fragments from which 

 Foraminifera representing seven genera were taken, Trmi- 

 catidina and Discorlina predominating. 



Sounding 9. 8th July. Sumburgh Head, E. J S. 7J miles. 

 Fair Island, S.W. \ S. 15 miles. Depth, 58 

 fathoms. 



A yellow shelly sand from which Foraminifera of five 

 genera only were taken all of the bottom-living species. 



Sounding 10. 9th July. Fair Island, S. f E. 14 miles. 



Sumburgh Head, E. by S. 12 miles. Depth, 

 62 fathoms. 



This deposit was similar in every respect to Sounding 

 Ko. 8. 



