ON THE PRACTICABIIilT¥ OF ESTABLISHING "a CLOSE TIME." 



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Terebella medusa, Sav. 



nebulosa, Mont. 



littoralis, Balyell, &c. 



Danielsseni, Mgrn. 



Nicolea zostericola, (Erst. 

 Pista cristata, Mull. 

 Thelepus circinnatus, Fabr. 

 Leprea textris, DalyeU. 

 Sabella penicillus, L. (pavonia, Sav.). 

 Dasjchone Dalyelli [BaL), KolUker. 

 Protula protensa, Lam. cf Grube. 

 Serpiila Termicularis, L. 



Serpula reversa, Mont. 

 triqueter, L. 



Pontobdella muricata, L. 

 Borlasia olivacea, Johnst. 

 Lineus longissimus, Simmons. 

 Micrura fiisca ? 

 Ommatoplea. Several. 

 Sipunculus ? 

 Thalassema Neptuni, Gmrtner. 



POEAMINIFERA. 



The Foraminifera, of which the following list was furnished me by Mr. 

 David Eobertson of Glasgow, Avere taken in about 40 fathoms seven miles 

 south-east of the Eddystonc, and some fourteen miles south-east of the 

 Dudman, in about the same depth of water. 



Cornuspira foliacea, Phil. 

 Biloculina depressa, d' Orb. 

 Spiroloculina limbata, d' Orb. 



planulata, Lamarck. 



Triloculina oblonga, Mont. 

 Quinqueloculina seniinulina, d' Orb. 



subrotunda, Mont. 



Trochammina inflata, Mont. 

 Lituola canariensis, d^ Orb. 

 Lagena la;vis, Mont. 



striata, Mont. 



semistriata, Will. 



globosa, Mont. 



melo, d' Orb. 



Dentalina communis, d'Orb. 

 Cristellaria rotulata, Lamk. 



crepidula, F. ^- M. 



Poljmorphina lactea, W. S( J. 



Polymorphina oblonga. Will. 



compressa, d' Orb. 



myristiformi.s. Will. 



Orbulina universa, d' Orb. 

 Spirillina vivipara, Fhrenb. 



margaritil'era, d'Orh. 



Textularia sagittula, Lamk. 

 Bulimina pupoides, d' Orb. 



ovata, d' Orb. 



Bolivina punctata, fZ' Orb. 

 Discorbina globularis, d' Orb. 

 Planorbulina mediterraniensis, d' Orb. 

 Truncal ulina lobatula, Walker. 

 Rotalia Beccarii, L. i|- M. 

 Patellina corrugata, Will. 

 Nonionina asterizans, F. ^' W. 

 turgida, Will. 



Report on the practicability of establishing '' A Close Time " for the 

 protection of indigenous Animals. By a Committee, consisting of 

 ¥. BucKLAND, Rev. H. B. Tristram^ F.R.S., Tegetmeier^ and H. 

 E. Dresser (Reporter). 



In accordance with the resolution passed at the Meeting of the British Asso- 

 ciation at JSTorwich in August last, appointing Mr. Prank Buckland, Eev. 

 H. B. Tristram, Mr. Tegetmeier, and Mr. H. E. Dresser as a Committee for 

 the purpose of collecting evidence as to the practicability of establishing a 

 close time for the protection of indigenous animals, this Committee met at 

 the Zoological Society's rooms (which Dr. Sclater had kindly placed at their 

 disposal) on the 13th of January last, the Eev. Dr. Tristram being in the chair ; 

 and on Professor A. Newton tendering in evidence the information published 

 by the Yorkshire Association for the Protection of Sea-birds, respecting 

 the utility of sea-birds, it was resolved, inasmuch as the said Association was 

 working in the same direction as this Committee, that we should give every 

 reasonable assistance in furthering the object for which the Association had 

 been formed, viz. that of getting an Act of Parliament passed to protect the 



