676 P. MARTIN DUNCAN ON SOME NEW-ZEALAND FOSSIL ALOYONARIA. 



forms as characteristic. It may be useful to record this discovery, 

 and to compare Alcyonaria from other deposits in the Australian 

 area with them. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATE XXXVIII. b. 



Fossil Alcyonaria from New Zealand. 



Figs. 1 & 1 a. Calcareous bodies of group 1 (X|). 



2. Side view of calcareous body of group 2 ( X i 



3. Basal portion of an Alcyonarian. Nat. size. 

 4v Top of a calcareous piece ( X 3). 



