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THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 



For instance, Cauda arachnoides, Scrupocellaria ornithorhynchus, 

 Bugula neritina, Catenicella elegans, Crihrilina acanthoceros, 

 Densipora corrugata, Microjjorella diadema (var. longis2nnd) are, 

 comparatively speaking, rare in Victorian waters, while at the 

 Furneaux Group I found them very readily — C. elegans, B. 

 neritina, and D. corrugata literally by handfuls. 



The following are the species obtained : — 



Aetea anguina 

 Catenicella elegans 



, , Margaritacea 



, , cribraria 



Cellularia cuspidata 

 Scrupocellaria ornithorhynchus 

 Canda arachnoides 

 Caberia glabra 



,, Darwinii 

 Menipea tricellata 



,, crystallina 

 Bugula cucullata 



, , neritina 

 Flustra denticulata 

 Craspedozoum roboratum 

 Pyripora polita 

 Amphiblestrum cervicai^nis 

 Membranipora corbula 

 Biflustra perfragilis 

 Cribrilina monoceros 



,, acanthoceros 



Microporella diadema (var. longispina) 



,, Malusii 



Chorizopora Brogniartii 

 Smittia Landsborouii 

 Mucronella vultur 



,, tricuspis (var. munita) 



Cellepora costata 



,, spicata 



,, intermedia 



,, longirostris 



,, bispinata 

 Retepora monilifera 



,, porcellana 



,, aurantacea 

 Crisia acropora 



,, Margaritacea 

 Lichenopora Wilsoni 

 Densipora corrugata 

 Amathia Woodsii 

 , , inarmata 



J. Gabriel. 



HYDROIDA. 



Ceratella fusca (Gray). — This interesting Hydroid, the 

 structure of which was described by Prof. W. B. Spencer, M.A., 

 in a paper read before the Royal Society of Victoria in June, 

 1891, and published, with some excellent plates, in the "Trans- 

 actions " of the Society, was found in abundance on several of 

 the islands of the Furneaux Group. It was somewhat difficult to 

 obtain, being found only at very low water. The specimens 

 obtained, however, had to be brought home dry, as I was un- 

 fortunately out of spirit. — J. G. 



BOTANY. 

 Baron von Mueller, K.C.M.G., kindly reports that of the 

 plants collected by the party the following are the most important, 

 viz. : — Comesperma ericinum (De C.), Zieria Smiihii (And.), 

 Boronia polygalifolia (Smith), variety with compound leaves ; 

 Phyllanthus Gunnii (Hooker), Melaleuca decussata (R. Brown), 

 M. squamea (Labill.), Pimelea cinerea (R. Brown), Dampiera 

 striata (R. Br.), Westringia rosmarinifolius (Smith), Styphelia 

 oxycedrus (Labill.), Dendrohrium striolatum (Reich enbach), and 

 Lycopodium varium (R. Brown). 



