ON THE ZOOLOGICAL STATION AT NAPLES. 451 
of specialists, its highly developed art of preserving specimens, and its 
situation so near to the field of operations. 
The foregoing particulars will fully show the present high state of 
efficiency of the Zoological Station, as well as the advances now in pro- 
gress and in prospect. Dr. Dohrn is to be congratulated on the well- 
being of the institution which he had the large-mindcdness to found and 
has so ably conducted hitherto. 
The Publications of the Station.—The progress of the various works 
undertaken by the Station is here summarised :— 
1. Of the ‘Fauna und Flora des Golfes von Neapel’ the following 
monograph has been published since the last Report :— 
P. Mayer: ‘ Nachtrag zu den Capitelliden.’ 
Monographs by Dr. Falkenberg on ‘ Rhodomelew’ and by Dr. Della 
Valle on ‘Gammarini’ are in the press (about 50 plates and one-third 
of the text of the last named being printed). 
2. Of the ‘Mittheilungen aus der Zoologischen Station zu Neapel,’ 
parts ii. and iii. of vol. ix., with 8 plates, have been published. 
3. Of the ‘ Zoologischer Jahresbericht ’ the whole ‘ Bericht’ for 1888 
has been published. 
4. Of the ‘ Guide to the Aquarium,’ a third Italian edition (‘Guida 
dell’ Acquario’) has been published, combining the former atlas and guide. 
Extracts from the General Report of the Zoological Station.—The officers 
of the Station have courteously furnished lists (1) of the naturalists who 
have occupied tables since the last report, (2) of the works published 
during 1889 by naturalists who have worked at the Zoological Station, 
(3) of the specimens sent out by the Station during the past year. These 
details are appended. 
The British Association Table—The use of the British Association 
Table was granted to Mr. Gerard W. Butler, who proceeded to Naples at 
the beginning of the year, and was stillin occupation at the time when this 
report was sent in. Mr. Butler has furnished an account of his work 
up to date, from which it will be seen that interesting results may be 
anticipated when he has been able to work up the large mass of material 
which he was fortunate in obtaining. 
Two applications for permission to use the British Association Table 
during the current and coming year have been received. The Com- 
mittee hope the Association will enable them to sanction these and other 
applications by the renewal of the grant (100/.) for the ensuing year. 
The foregoing details and the undoubted advantage of leasing a table at 
the Zoological Station fully, justify, in the opinion of your Committee, 
their strongly recommending the renewal of the grant. 
I. Report on the Occupation of the Table, by Mr. Grrarp W. Burien. 
L arrived at the Zoological Station on January 22, and having already 
enjoyed a stay of six months here, and having the offer of a week or two 
more to finish off my work, would heartily thank the Committee of the 
British Association for placing the table at my disposal for so long 
atime. I feel that, apart from any results which I may in the future ke 
ahle to produce as the definite outcome of my work here, I have obtained 
a large amount of information, that will be most useful to me as a founda- 
tion for future studies, which I either could not have obtained at all, or 
not nearly so well, had I remained in England. The following report 
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