2 THE ZOOLOGIST. 
species new to Great Britain, and an example of P. compressa 
with a short Entosolenian tube. Globigerina bulloides occurs 
plentifully, and is accompanied by the rarer G. inflata.” 
“Among the Textularié and Bolivine, T. difformis is remark- 
ably frequent ; B. levigata and B. dilatata are also more common 
than is usual on the east coast of Ireland: on the other hand, 
the rarity of Verneuilina polystropha is equally striking.” 
“The Buliminas, including Virgulina schreibersii, are well 
represented, and the material is especially rich in its Cassiduline 
and Discorbine ; Disforbina parisiensis and D. wrightit are very 
frequent. The latter often occurs double, and sometimes treble. 
D. orbicularis—first noticed as British by Balkwill and Wright 
(vide infra) in their Dublin shore-gatherings—seldom occurs in 
the typical form, but its wild-growing variety is extremely 
common. Operculina ammonoides is not often met with.” 
Some new varieties of Lagene are figured, and a species of 
Ramulina new to Britain, which is not named. Lagena faba, sp. 
n., is both described and figured (p. 13, pl. ii. fig. 10). 
Il. Note on the Occurrence of some Foraminifera in the Irish Sea. 
By C. Eleock. Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. (5), xiv. pp. 
366—T7 (1884). 
The following were obtained south-west of the Isle of Man 
from 70 to 75 fathoms :—Technitella lequmen, Norm., Lagena 
hertwigiana, Brady. The first Irish locality recorded for both 
species; also Hyperammina elongata, Reophax scorpiurus, Haplo- 
phragmium pseudospirale, &e. 
III. Report on some recent Foraminifera found off the Coast of 
Dublin and in the Irish Sea. By F. P. Balkwill and 
J. Wright. Trans. R. Irish Acad. xxviii. (Science), pp. 
317—872, pls. xii.—xiv.. (1885). 
This is an admirable Report on the Foraminifera obtained off 
the Dublin coast, of which an abstract appeared in the Proc. 
Roy. Irish Acad. (2nd ser.), iii. (Science), 1883, p. 545—550. 
The following species are figured :—Biloculina ringens, Lamk., 
var.; *Spiroloculina acutimargo, Brady, woodeut; Miliolina 
tenuis, Czjzek; M. subrotunda, Mont.; M. ferussacii, d’Orb., var., 
near M. sclerotica, Karrer; M. agglutinans, d’Orb.; *Ophthal- 
midium carinatum, nov. sp.; Cornuspira foliacea, Phil.; C. in- 
