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FAUNA OF THE ISLES OF SCILLY. 



Table III. — Distpjbution of the Copepoda. 



By K. Vallentin. 



1903. 



A. — Few. B. — Fairly numerous. C. — Abundant. 



The "Arabic" figures indicate actual numbers captured. 



THE SHORE F'AUNA. 

 By rupbrt vallentin. 



Part II. 



Introduction. 



The first serious attempt to study the fauna of this archi- 

 pelago was made during the spring of 1850, a distinguished 

 zoologist Dr. Victor Cams being sent by the authorities of the 

 then newly established anatomical museum at Oxford to collect 

 and dredge in those waters. A complete list of his captures will 

 be found in "A Week in the Isles of Scilly," by the Eev. W. I. 

 North, 1850. Since then, a few independent workers have visited 

 these islands, and various fauna lists have from time to time been 

 published in the journals and proceedings of the learned societies 

 in Cornwall and elsewhere. 



Like our predecessors, we were unable to find any absolutely 

 land-locked spot where the fauna could find protection from the 

 elements. Everywhere rounded granite boulders were scattered 



