Report on the Marine Fauna of S. W. of Ireland. 599 



XXXTI. — i!'iEST Eepoet ox the MAjanrE Favxa of the SoriH-WESi 



OF Ieelajtd. 



[Eead, Februmy 22, 1886.] 



IjfTKODrCTIOX. 



To De. E. Peecetax "Weight is due the credit of forming a Committee 

 to investigate the Fauna of the hundi-ed fathom line off the south- 

 west coast of Ireland. Professor "Wright brought the matter before 

 the Poyal Irish Academy, and obtained a grant for that purpose. 



A preliminary list of names of naturalists who might constitute 

 the Committee was then presented. Prom various cii'cumstances this 

 list was subsequently considerably modified, and, unfortunately, the 

 Committee was also deprived of the active services of the Convener. 



Most fortunately the Committee was able to secm-e the services of 

 the Pev. 'W. S. Green, whose enthusiasm in dredging operations is 

 unbounded. His practical and topical knowledge justified the Com- 

 mittee in leaving him to make all local arrangements, which the 

 members of the expedition found to be satisfactory in every respect. 



Mr. Green further enlisted the hearty co-operation of Mr. T. E. 

 "Weekes, the Chairman of the Queenstown Towing Company, who 

 accompanied the expedition. Thanks are also due to Mr. W. H. "W. 

 Perrott, who undertook the mapping of the course of the vessel, and 

 the plotting of the stations, and whose unfailing energy was always 

 at the disposal of his colleagues. 



The Committee was able to hire the well-known steamer, " Lord 

 Eandon," of the Queenstown Towing Company, and it would here 

 express its appreciation of the liberality with which that Company 

 treated the Committee. The crew also entered heartily into the 

 operations. 



The Lord Bandon is a powerful tug steamer, with double, inde- 

 pendent reversible engines. She is a very sea-worthy boat, and 

 though some rough weather was experienced, scarcely a drop of water 

 was shipped, and not a single bottle was iipset. The ease with which 

 she is handled render her peculiarly fitted for this class of work. 



The party consisted of Professor A. C. Haddon, M.A., M.P.I. A., 

 and H. W. Jacob, Esq., of Dublin ; Joseph Vrright, Esq., E. G. S., 

 S. M. Malcomson, M.D., and W. Swanston, E. G. S., of Belfast; the 

 Eev. W. S. Green, M.A., F.E.G.S., of Carrigaline; W. H. W. Perrott, 

 Esq., B.A., now of the Royal Artilleiy, of Monkstown, Co. Cork. 

 Professor Darcy, W. Thompson of Dundee, and J. Marsh, Esq., of 

 Belfast, also accompanied the expedition for the first two days. 



The "Lord Bandon" started from Queenstown at 3-30, p.m., on 

 Monday, August 3rd, 1885, and the dredging commenced at 5 o'clock 



