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peculiar snake-like manner. A large number of Ephyrse 

 of Aurelia aurita disported themselves in one of the large 

 wall tanks during the greater part of March, and the small 

 Polychsete Ophryotrocha puerilis has recurred each year 

 in one and the same tank." [H. C. Chadwick.] 



Notes on Work Done in the District. 



In addition to small boat collecting work in Port 

 Erin Bay, and occasional expeditions from Port St. Mary 

 to the Sugar-Loaf Caves and the Calf Sound, we had a 

 steamer dredging expedition on April 18th in the Lanca- 

 shire Sea Fisheries boat " John Fell." Hauls were taken 

 oh 2 the Calf Island, 18 fathoms, and at varying distances 

 to the North and West up to Contrary Head, Peel, where 

 we dredged in 20 fathoms. This was mainly a students' 

 expedition for those working in the Laboratory, but a 

 good deal of material was brought back which has been 

 distributed to our specialists and worked up. Miss 

 Thornely obtained 21 species of Hydroid Zoophytes, 

 including Perigonimus repens, and four species of 

 Sertularella — S. polyzonias, S. rugosa, S. gayi and S. 

 tenella ; and 38 species of Polyzoa, including Cellaria 

 fistulosa and C. sinuosa, Buskia nitens and Cylindroecium 

 pus ilium. 



Mr. Alfred Leicester and Mr. L. St. Gr. Byne have 

 published a paper on the Mollusca of the South end of the 

 Isle of Man, which appeared in the " Journal of 

 Conchology " for July, and which has already to our 

 knowledge attracted a couple of students of Conchology 

 to Port Erin. 



Mr. A. D. Imms reports as follows : — 



" Upon the nomination of Professor T. W. Bridge, I 

 was enabled to occupy the table rented by the University 

 of Birmingham from August 43th until September 4th, 



