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animals, of whicli the most noteworthy is an undetermined species o£ 

 Pohjgordius, probahly identical with a form inhabiting similar ground 

 near Port Erin, in the Isle of Man, and off Prawle Point, Devon. The 

 following, though not peculiar to this station, seem to be characteristic : 

 Polyophthalmus pictus, Glycera ca/pitata (juv.), Ebalia tuherosa, Ana- 

 pagurus Hyndmanni, EmMetonia pulchra. Other ISTudibranchs, Facelina 

 coronata, Galvina picta^ G. exigua, and Polycera quadrilineata, recorded 

 from here, were found on Laminaria, which was probably not in situ. 



Pout Magee Chanistel. — On several days, when the weather was 

 unsuited to outside work, the "St. Patrick" sailed down to Port 

 Magee, and di'edging was carried on from her boat. A number of 

 stations were investigated; but, unfortunately, care was not taken to 

 note their exact position or to keep separate the resulting material- 

 Two interesting grounds, however, were discovered, differing in the 

 nature of the deposit from anything found at the EJiightstown end of 

 the harbour. 



Port Magee Nullipore Ground. — In the channel opposite the Coast- 

 guard Station, below Port Magee village, there is an extensive deposit 

 of growing Nullipore, Lithothamnion coralloides, Cr., and L. coralloides, 

 flabelligera, Fosl., in about 4 fms. The fauna is a rich one, resembling, 

 on the whole, that of the Ejiightstown Shell-beds, but with several 

 additional species. Red encrusting sponges are abundant, and on 

 these were found Archidoris flammea and Platydoris planata, also red 

 PJioxichilus laevis. Polyclad Turbellaria, and ISTemertines in particular,^ 

 were abundant, all the species of the latter group found in Valencia 

 Harboui' being represented. 



Port Magee Fine Slate Gravel. — Further down the channel, in about 

 15 fms. (?), the bottom was found to consist chiefly of thin laminae of 

 slate broken up into small fragments not usually exceeding 6 mm. in 

 diameter. Adhering to these was a small but adult Lucernarian,. 

 apparently a new species. 



Deedging Geotinds oee Valencia. 



Dingle Bay Trawling Ground. — An area of several square miles, 

 situated approximately midway between Doulus Head and Blasket 

 Island, was investigated with dredge and trawl, the depth being 

 between 30 and 40 fms. The bottom everywhere was found to be 

 fine, muddy sand, and the fauna, from our point of view, very limited. 

 It is essentially trawling rather than dredging ground ; but, even after 

 towing for 2h hours, the 35 ft. beam-trawl of the "St. Patrick"' 



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