6 ON THE ECHINODERMS OFTHE BAY OF BKNGAL. [Jan. 15, 



already been put on record by F. Miiller with regard to South- 

 American forms, but the habit had not yet been observed in B, 

 kewense. Some experiments had been made by Prof. Bell himself 

 in this direction, but they had not been successful. 



Canon Tristram read an account from Mr. Chase of Birmingham 

 of a male specimen of Emberiza cioides, Brandt, in his collection, 

 stated to have been captured at Flamborough in October 1887. He 

 also exhibited from his own collection a series of specimens of this 

 Bunting obtained in seven different months of the year in Siberia and 

 China, and showed that Mr. Chase's specimen corresponded exactly 

 with one obtained in October. The occurrence of this bird in our 

 island was extremely interesting, as it was its first recorded occur- 

 rence in Europe or even in "Western Asia, its range apparently being 

 limited to Eastern and Central Siberia and China. It had not been 

 recorded from Japan, Temminck having erroneously identified with 

 it the Japanese species Emberiza ciopsis, Bp. 



The following papers were read : — 



1. Additions to the Echinoderm Fauna of the Bay of 

 Bengal. By F. Jeffrey Bell, M.A. 



[Eeceived December 4, 1888.] 



Mr. Edgar Thurston having brought to England some species of 

 Echinoderms not collected at Tuticorin, and not as yet known from 

 the Bay of Bengal, and Mr. E. W. Oates having lately presented to 

 the Trustees of the British Museum a small but well-preserved col- 

 lection of Echinoderms from the Gulf of Martaban, some of which 

 are likewise new to the records of the Bay, I think it may 

 be useful to give their names. This note may suitably appear 

 in the same volume of the ' Proceedings ' as that which includes my 

 longer list \ and I will indicate their systematic position by prefixing 

 to them a number from my former list. 



17a. Stellaster. Too young a specimen for specific identifi- 

 cation ; the record of the genus is new. M. & R.^ 



17 b. Anthenea acuta, Perrier. R. 



17 c. A. pentagonula, Lamk. Though registered as from 

 Tuticorin, this species was by mishap omitted from the Bay of 

 Bengal list. 



i7 d. GoNiODiscus GRANULiFERUs, Gray. R. 



22 a. Oreaster mammillatus, Aud. I have some faint 

 doubts as to the specific identity of this specimen. R. 



^ P. Z. S. 1888, p. 387. (Unfortunately the date on which this paper was 

 read has prevented this.— F. J. B., Feb. 9, 1889.) 



^ The letter M. signifies that the species was collected in the Gulf of Martaban ; 

 R. at Eamesvaram. 



