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List of Collecting- Stations *, Toeees Straits, 1888. 



1. U'rmging reef and shore, Thursday Island. 



2. 20 miles N.N.W. of Wariior Isl., 5| fathoms ; broken shells 

 and sand. Aug. 15, 1888. 



3. Channel between Saibai and New G-uinea, 10-17 fathoms ; 

 mud and rolled stones, dead shells ; very few live animals came 

 up in dredge, mainly sponges ; of 3 dredge hauls 1 came up clean 

 with Alcyonarians. Aug. 17, 1888. 



4. Between Ormaiis Eeef and the " Brothers Island," 6-7 

 fathoms. Aug. 18, 1888. 



5. Boydong Cays shore. Aug. 26, 1888. (N. Queensland.) 



6. 2 miles west of Boydong Cays, 14 fathoms ; coral-mud and 

 dead shells. Aug. 27, 1888. 



7. Cockburn group, shore of small islet near the south of the 

 three high islands. Aug. 27, 1888. (N. Queensland. ) 



8. Albany Pass, 10 fathoms ; large quantity of sponges. 

 Aug. 29, 1888. 



9. Prince of Wales Channel, 8 fathoms; clear rocky bottom 

 and red seaweed. Sept. 15, 1888. 



10. Channel between Hammond 1^1. and "Wednesday spit, 

 5 fathoms; sand and small rounded pebbles, dead shells. Sept. 15, 

 1888. . 



11. Pringing reef, Mabuiag. 



12. Channels between reefs, Mabuiag. 



13. Pringing reef, Mer (Murray Island). 



14. Channels between reefs, Mer. 



Catalogue op the Species. 

 PTEEOPODA. 



CAVOLlNIIDiE. 



1. Cavolinia lcngieosteis. Lesson. 

 Station 5, Boydong Cays. 



GASTEEOPODA. 



SiPHONAEIIDiE. 



2. SipnoNARiA siPHO, Sow. 



Station 5, Boydong Cays ; Station 13, Murray Island. 



* Where no precise locality is referred to, it must be understood that the 

 labels attached to those species contained nothijg more definite than " Torres 

 Straits.' 



