438 ECHINODERMATA. 



castle, Co. Down, to Belfast market, I found it, with the exception of a 

 Nereis and a small natica, entirely filled with from twenty to thirty 

 specimens of O. brachiata of all sizes, but chiefly adult. It was in the 

 same locality, Dundrum, that we had formerly procured the species. 



April2nd, 1847. — I took sixteen perfect disks and a number of arms 

 from the stomach of a haddock taken at Newcastle (Co. Down), it con- 

 tained no other Ophiura, but had the remains of Crustacea, 3Iuliusca (bi- 

 valve), and AnncUdes — particulars are preserved as to all the species. 



Newcastle, Co. Down, 1851. — O. brachiata, JiUformis, and bellin, Sep- 

 tember 11th, I took several of the first, a few of the second, and one of 

 the third from the stomachs of small haddock taken off' Newcastle. 



September 19th. — O. brachiata and O. JiUformis. I found in the stomach 

 of a haddock to-day, one of the latter and several of the former, of which 

 there were twenty for one of the O. Jiliformis, in the many haddock I 

 have examined here. There were no other than the two of Ophiocoma, 

 but three sjiecimens of shells. 



O. granidata. Link (sp.). 

 Coast of Down, W. T. The species figured by Templeton (Mag. Nat. 

 Hist., ix. 237) with doubt as this species is the O. rosula. Common on 

 the Dublin coast. Dr. Ball, in whose collection is one an inch across the 

 body, and six inches in all in diameter. 



O. bellis, Link (sp.). 



Coast of Dublin, Dr. Ball. Ireland's Eye, Mr. Hyndman. Belfast and 

 Strangford Loughs, W. T. One dredged from 8 to 10 fathoms at Donag- 

 hadee, Dr. Drummond. Dredged at Killery with 0.^/</b?-»u'5, 1840. West 

 of Cork, Dr. Allman ; Cork Harbour, Humph. 



O. rosula. Link (sp.). 

 Abundant at Dublin and Youghal, Dr. Ball. On South-West coast of 

 Cork, Dr. Allman. Several dredged at Killeiy, 1840; and in Clew Bay 

 and Clifden. " Cork Harbour," Mr. Humphreys. In April, 1840, 1 found 

 a few alive in shallow rock-pools between Holywood and Ilockport. 

 Roundstone, Mr. M'Calla. 



O. minuta, Forbes. 

 This Ophiocoma, as distinguished by Professor Forbes from O. rosula 

 (Wern. Mem., vol. viii.), has occurred to me in the North ; and among 

 marine productions from Courtmasherry Harbour (County Cork), favour- 

 ed me by Dr. Allman, is a fine specimen. Templeton has noted the O. 

 minuta of Pennant as Irish, but its identity with the present species is 

 doubtful. 



ORDER CIRRHIGRADA. 



Asferiadce. 



Genus Uraster. 

 U. glacialis, Linn. 



This species attains a very large size on the southern coast ; on the 

 North-East I have obtained a few very small specimens only. Ast. glacialis is 



