Eohinoderma. 71:; 



1870. 



62 specimens, mostly from the Wesl ooasl of North and 

 Central America, named by Profee or Verrill, and im-i . 

 co-types of some species described by him \ presented by Yale 



College. 



1870-1871. 



Various Chinese Echinoderms were presented by I 



Swinhoe. 



1872. 

 110 specimens purchased from the "Norna v dredgii 

 the coast of Portugal, and 45 presented by Dr. Gray, 



1874. 



The principal acquisition consisted of 30 species ae* to the 



collection, purchased from the Godeffroy Museum. 



1875. 



38 fine specimens from the Samoa Islands, presented by 

 Rev. S. J. Whitmee. 



1876. 

 62 Echinoderms from Rodriguez and Kerguelen : 7 specie 

 collected by Commander "W. E. Cookson, K.N.. at Charles 

 Island, Galapagos. 



1877. 

 44 specimens from South Africa, presented by I hr. Halm. 



1879. 



85 specimens from the Straits of Magellan, oolleoted by 

 Dr. Coppinger, R.N., H.M.S. Alert, 



The very important collections of Echinoderms made bj the 

 " Challenger" Expedition were received during the years 

 1890 as follows: the Echinoidea in 1879 and 1881, the B 

 thuroidea in 1883 and 1886, the Ophinroidea in 1882, the 

 Crinoideain 1885 and 1888, and the Asteroidea in 188 



1880. 

 An important series of specimens from Japan collected by 

 Capt. H. C. St. John, R.N., including the types of fifteen new 

 species described by W. P. Sladen and Prof. Duncan in the 



