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had previously appeared in separate form. His other papers deal 
with two new ascidians and a classification of the family Clavelinide, 
a group upon which Prof. Herdman can speak with the authority 
of extensive knowledge ; and a very interesting account of the 
biological results of the cruise of the steam yacht ‘ Argo’ round the 
west coast of Ireland in August 1890, illustrated by three Raver 
giving the route, and details of certain ascidians found, while 
Dr. Hanitsch adds an appendix dealing with the sponges collected, 
The foraminifera of the Mersey are dealt with by Mr. E. Burgess, who 
gives a list of the different species ; Mr. R. J. Harvey Gibson treats 
of the Marine Algz of the district, while a list of freshwater species 
of the group is given by Mr. W. Narramore ; and Mr. J. Hornell has 
a report on the Polychztous Annelids. All these are valuable and 
useful contributions to the local fauna. Of more general matters 
there is an excellent paper by Mr. George Murray on the distribution 
of Algeze m space and time, and Dr. H. C. Sorby describes his 
remarkably clever and useful preparations of marine animals as 
lantern slides, 
In the volume for 1891-2, after the address by Mr. Moore 
already referred to, there follows the usual report on the Biological 
Station at Puffin Island by Prof. Herdman, who also gives some 
notes on collections made by a further cruise of the steam yacht 
‘Argo’ up the West coast of Norway; and the same writer has a 
lengthy note on the structure of one of the Appendicularians 
(Oikopleura), which is illustrated by four plates. ‘This is followed by a 
paper on another Tunicate (A/ossia) by Mr. Walter Garstang, M.A., in 
which he very fully traces its affinities with other Appendicularians. 
The fauna of the Liverpool marine district is elucidated by papers on 
Hydroida, by Mr. G. W. Wood ; a Revision of the Podophthalmata and 
Cumacea of Liverpool Bay by Mr. A. O. Walker ; and supplementary 
report on the Testaceous Mollusca by the late Mr. Francis Archer, B.A. 
On general Biology, Mr. G. B. Howes treats of the Marsipobranchii, 
tracing their. relationship and origin among the fishes, illustrating 
his paper with three plates; and Prof. F. Gotch has an abstract 
of a mane on the interesting subject of the ‘Electric Organs of 
Fishes 
In. the following volume for 1892-3 there is an obituary 
notice of the late T. J. Moore, chiefly taken from the article which 
appeared in ‘The Naturalist. The new President (Mr, A. O. Walker) 
deals in his opening address with the Fisheries of Flintshire and 
Denbighshire, and, bearing on the same subject, Prof. Herdman 
gives a practical and valuable report on the investigations carried on 
in connection with the Lancashire Sea Fisheries Laboratory at 
August 1295. 
