FROM THE LAGOON AT FUNAFUTI. 
GENERAL ANALYSES OF THE SAMPLES. 
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The composition of the 18 samples of dredgings from the 
Lagoon are as follows :— 
Distance 
ample| from {Depth in Suda 
No. | Mission | fathoms. Ione 
Church. 
47 per cent.—Chiefly Milio- 
lina, Orbitolites, Textularia, 
Ue mile 10 Calcarina, Amphistegina, 
and Heterostegina. 
23 p. e.—Chiefly Orbitolites, 
c a Calcarina, Textularia, Am- 
mee eie. | 15s phistegina, and Hetero- | 
stegina. 
‘5 p. e.—Chiefly Sagenina, 
a 13 miles. | 20 Amphistegina, and Hetero- 
stegina. 
20 p. e.—Chiefly Orbitolites, 
Planorbulina, Gypsina, Cal- 
m-.| 2 miles. 23 carina, Aimphistegina, and 
Fleterostegina. 
14 p. e.—Chiefly Sagenina, 
ie. 23 miles. 24 Gypsina, Amphisteqina, and 
Heterostegina. 
9 p. e.—Chiefly Sagenina, 
: Calcarina, Amphistegina, 
ie:.| 3 miles. 21 anes TE, 
14 p. e.—Chiefly Sagenina, 
Gx aa Bye Gypsina,  Amphistegina, 
Sg Bules. ms and Heterostegina. 
2 p. c.—Chiefly Sagenina, 
: Gypsina, Nonionina, Am- 
o.. : 2 ta oe p 
aes e phistegina, and Heteroste- 
gina. 
. 1 p. e.—Sagenina, Bolivina 
Devos a D5 Pp LY ’ 2 
| 42 miles. Te Amphistegina, and Hetero- 
stegina. 
Other Organisms. 
Halimeda 
3 per. cent. — Lamelli- 
branchs, Gastropods, 
Alcyonarian spicules, 
Hehinoderma, Serpulz, 
Ostracoda and other 
Crustacea. 
2 p. e. —- Echimoderma, 
Polyzoa, Lamellibranchs, 
Gastropods, Serpulz, 
Ostracoda. 
‘Dp. c.—Lamellibranchs, 
Gastropods, and Ser- 
pulee. 
4 p. c. — Hchinoderma, 
Polyzoa, Lamellibranchs, 
Gastropods, Serpulz, 
Ostracoda and other 
Crustacea. 
1p. ¢. — Hchinoderma, 
Polyzoa, Lamellibranchs, 
Gastropods, Serpulz, and 
| Crustacea. 
1 p. ec. — Echinoderma, 
Polyzoa, Brachiopods, 
Gastropods, _Lamelli- 
branchs, Serpulz, Ostra- 
codaand other Crustacea. 
1 p. e.—Pteropods, Poly- 
Z0a, Lamellibranchs, 
Gastropods, Serpule, 
and Ostracoda. 
1 p. e.—Sponges, Gastro- 
pods, Lamellibranchs, 
Serpulz, and Crustacea. 
1 p. c.—Serpulz, Lamelli- 
branchs, Gastropods. 
12* 
50 per cen 
Monee: 
90 p. ¢. 
85 p. ¢. 
