from the Falkland Islands to Monte Video. 



635 



dragged along the bottom freely for a considerable distance; and although 

 the number of species procured was small, we thought ourselves fortunate 

 in securing fine examples of Cidaris varispina. 



The following Table gives the general distribution of the principal 

 animal groups at the different stations between the Falkland Islands and 

 Tristan d'Acunha : — 





t> gj 



oo" 



o . 





Ol 



W rn 



"5 m 





N rn 



co" r ,r 



■* m 



»o • 





£ a 

 Is 



■2 2 



<N 2 



SO g 



.2o 



CO | 



.2 co 



: 



rH .28 



o© 



co 2 



co a 

 §2 



CO § 



co 2 



co 2 



co, a 



O "3 



o *o 





^3 



4J T~* 



e3 O 







8 





J CM 



1*5 



£5 ' ' 





3a 



'■S3 



33 





m 



02^ 



OQ 



m 



>x 



ai 



02 



m 



cc 



m 



02 



X 



Pisces 





X 



X 



x 





x x 



* 





X 





Cephalopoda 







X 



x 













... 



X 







Grasteropoda 







X 



X 





x 



X 





... 



... 



, ,, 



X 



Lamellibranchiata . 



X 





* 



X 





* 



X 



... 





... 



... 



X 



Brachiopoda 



... 



... 



X 





















Tunicata 





• •• 



* 





















Pyenogonidee 





... 



X 





















Decapoda 





* 



X 



X 





* 



X 



X 





... 



... 



X 



Schizopoda 



... 





X 



... 









X 



... 



X 









Stomatopoda. 



























Edriophthalmata ... 



... 



• »• 



X 



X 









... 



... 



... 





X 





Phyllopoda . 



























Ostracoda. 



























Oopepoda. 



























Oirripedia 



X 





X 







.. x 













# 



Annelida 







X 



X 





x x 



X 



... 





X 





X 



Gephyrea. 



























Bryozoa 





... 



X 



... 





x 



X 



• .. 



X 



X 







Holothuroidea 





• •• 



X 







x 



X 













Echinoidea 





,,, 



X 



... 





x 



... 





... 





* 



X 



Ophiuridea 





... 



X 



... 





x 



X 



... 



X 



X 







Asteridea 





... 



X 



. t . 





* 



X 



... 







... 



X 



Crinoidea 





... 



X 



... 





x 















Hydromedusas 





... 



X 







x 



... 



... 



... 



... 



• • • 



X 



Zoantharia 





... 



* 



X 





* 



X 





X 





... 



X 



Alcyonaria 





... 



X 



X 







... 



... 



... 



X 







Porifera 



* 



... 



X 

 X 



... 





* 



x 



X 



> 



... 



X 

 X 



X 

 X 



X 

 X 





Rhizopoda 



^/b^e. — At Station 317 the trawl carried away, and the few specimens came up in 

 a tow-net attached to the trawl-rope. At Station 318 the trawl did not reach the 

 bottom. At Stations 331, 332, 333, and 334 the trawl came up foul, and fragments 

 of animals only were got adhering to the net. At Station 235 a large dredge was 

 used. 



It has not; of course been possible to determine the species in detail ; 

 but the general characteristic of the fauna throughout the section is 

 much the same as we have found almost invariably at like depths in 

 temperate regions. The general assemblage certainly tends to confirm 

 me in the opinion that the distribution of the deep-sea fauna mainly sets 

 from the Southern Sea into the Atlantic. 



I beg leave to report that the departments under my charge are in a 

 satisfactory condition. I hope to have an opportunity of sending from 



