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being* new records to the district; the tunicata Molguia 

 citrina, Styela grossularia, Aseidia venosa, A. virginea, 

 and A. plebeia, Botryllus schlosseri, B. violaceus, B. 

 smaragdus, Distomum rubrum, Amaroucium proliferum, 

 A. argus, Leptoclinum maculatum, and Didemnum gela- 

 tinosum, Botrylloides rubrum, B. leachii, B. albicans ; 

 and the polyzoa Chorizopora brogniartii, Cylindrcecium 

 dilatatum, Smittia trispinosa, Diastopora sub orbicularis, 

 M tea recta, and A ley onidium mamillatum which is new 

 to the district. 



IV. April 28 to May 1. During two of these days the 

 Committee had the use of the Lancashire sea-fisheries 

 steamer ' John Fell.' On one day dredging was carried 

 on in shallow water along the shore about Fleshwick Bay 

 to the north of Port Erin ; while on the other day advan- 

 tage was taken of the fine weather to run out to the deep 

 water halfway to Ireland, and work inwards. Hauls were 

 taken at the following localities : — 



1. Fourteen miles north-west of Port Erin, 79 fathoms, 

 mud ; Found Galocaris Macandreas, Lipobra?ichius jeff- 

 reysii, Bissoa abyssicola, Nucida sulcata, dc. 



2. Ten miles north-west of Port Erin, 50 fathoms, mud : 

 Found Brissopsis lyrifera (in quantity), dec. 



3. Nine miles west of Contrary Head, 46 fathoms : 

 Found Gyclostrema millepunctatum, Bissoa soluta and B. 

 cancellata, Eulima bilineata, dec. 



4. Six miles west of Contrary Head, 37 fathoms : 

 Thy one raphanus, Oscanius membranaceus, Alcy onidium 

 mamillatum, Cellepora dichotoma, and Pedicellina gracilis. 



5. Four miles west of Dalby, 25 fathoms ; bottom dead 

 shells, &c. : Found Forbesella tessellata, Stichaster roseus, 

 Palmipes membranaceus, Biphasia pinaster, Eudendrium 

 rameum, Scalpellum vulgare, Pecten maximus and P. 

 opercularis in great abundance. 



