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Seventy-four Echinoderms, chiefly from deep water off 

 the south-west of Ireland ; presented by the Royal Irish 

 Academy, 



Forty-two specimens, including Cucumaria hyndmanni, 

 Holothuria intestinalis and Astronyx loveni, from the west 

 coast of Scotland; presented by Dr. John Murraj'-, v.p.r.s.e. 



An interesting example of the variable Strongylocentrotus 

 drohachiensis, from Havosund, and a specimen of Stichopus 

 natans from Trondjhemfjord ; presented by Professor Herd- 

 man, F.R.S. 



Two examples of the Pentacrinoid stage of Antedon 

 eschrichti ; presented by Professor D'Arcy Thompson. 



Seventeen specimens, including Antedon eTniendatrix, 

 Stichopus variegatus, and Glypeaster reticulatus, from Mau- 

 ritius ; purchased. 



Six examples of Pentaceros reticulatus ; presented by the 

 Institute of Jamaica. 



Sixty-nine Ophiuroids, and thirty-five Echinoids, from deep 

 water in the West Indies ; presented by Professor Alexander 

 Agassiz. 



Seven examples of Crinoids, from the Sahul Bank, includ- 

 ing Metacrinus interruptus and Antedon woodmasoni; 

 received from the Indian Museum, Calcutta. 



Thirty-four examples of Holothurians, from the Great 

 Barrier Reef, mostly of edible species, and labelled with their 

 popular names ; presented by W. Saville Kent, Esq. 



Sponges. — One hundred and fifty-one specimens of this 

 class were added to the collection. None are of sufficient im- 

 portance to claim special notice. 



Anthozoa. — To this class eight hundred and twenty-seven 

 additions were made. In addition to those already mentioned, 

 the following are the most important : — 



A very fine example of Paragorgia arborea ; received in 

 exchange from the Bergen Museum. 



Typical examples of Epizoanthus incrustatus, var. barleei 

 and E. macintoshi, from Shetland ; presented by the Rev. 

 Canon Norman, d.c.l., f.r.s., and Professor Mcintosh, 



F.R.S. 



Examples of Antipathes abies, Muricella perramosa, and 

 other species from Mauritius ; purchased. 



Five Gorgonids from Port Elizabeth, including Muritella 

 fucosa and Lophogorgia palma ; presented by J. H. Ponsonby, 

 Esq. 



Thirty-three specimens of Corals from the Persian Gulf; 

 collected and presented by Surgeon Major A. S. G. Jayakar. 



Thirty-two specimens of Madrepora, including M. ceylonica 

 and M. elegantula, from Ceylon ; collected by Professor 

 Haeckel. 



0.108. A remarkable 



