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matter for the consideration of the secretaries of field-clubs 
and other natural history societies. Doubtless, as in the case of 
the Liverpool Committee, offers of assistance in the form of 
lending suitable vessels for dredging, or in other ways, would be 
made by outsiders. 
In addition to the detailed reports of groups by various 
naturalists, there is a paper on ‘‘ Pioneers in Local Biology,” by 
the Rev. H. H. Higgins, M.A.; an essay by Prof. A. M. Marshall, 
F.R.S., ‘On Shallow-water Faunas”; ‘‘ Notes on some of the 
Polycheta,’ by R. J. Harvey Gibson; ‘‘ Notes on Variation in 
the Tunicata,” by Prof. Herdman; ‘On a New Species of 
Sycandra,” by R. J. Harvey Gibson, &c. 
The Editor writes :—‘‘In order to render this Fauna of 
Liverpool Bay as nearly complete as possible, the species 
recorded by the previous investigators have been discussed along 
with those actually collected by the Committee. Consequently, 
most of the reports may be regarded as including records of all 
the work done upon the particular groups of animals in this 
district, brought up to date.” 
The numerical results of the year’s work are the addition of 
235 species new to the district, making a total of 913 species. 
Sixteen of these species have not been previously discovered in 
the British seas, and at least seven species and three varieties 
are new to science. 
The following are new:—Foraminifera: Miliolina spiculifera, 
p. 51, pl. i, fig. 8. Reophax moniliforme, p. 54, pl. 1., fig. 2. 
Placopsilina kingsleyi, p. 54, pl. 1., fig. 1. (None of these are 
properly described by Mr. J. D. Siddall). Porifera: Aphroceras 
ramosa, n. sp. (H. J. Carter), p. 92 (no figure). Sycandra aspera, 
n. sp. (Harvey Gibson), p. 865, pl. x., figs. 1—7. (There isa 
want of definite character about this species). Actiniw: Cylista 
undata, Miull., var. candida, n. v. (J. W. Ellis), p. 126, pl. ii, 
figs. 8,4. Polyzoa: Hucratea chelata, Linn., var. gracilis, n. v. 
(J. Lomas), p. 165, pl. u., fig. 1. Pedicellina gracilis, Sars., var. 
nodosa, n. v. (J. Lomas), p. 190, pl. ii., fig. 2. Tunicata: Poly- 
cyclus savignyi, n. n. for Botryllus polycyclus, Sav., p. 283. 
Morchellioides alderi, n. sp., p. 291, pl. vi., figs. 1—4. Polycarpa 
monensis, 0. sp., p. 305, pl. i., figs. 1—8 (all of Herdman). 
Mr. Siddall alone compares his record (Foraminifera) with 
published lists from the other side of the Irish Sea, but 
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