m THE COCOS^KEELim ISLANDS. 



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which the apes, 1 iriillim, loiTg, is TindifFercntmtpfl aud l»rars no raliclt'8. 

 The mme lnw is followed in the process of reptiir eshibitod hy a broken 

 etump of a branch on the larger s|jecimen. The wkle angle of bifurcation 

 of the bttinclies causes the colony to asaunio a low decuuilx^nt form, and 

 brinpfiup, (is it does, ncighliourin}^ briVnohos into juxtaposition, pvcs rise 

 to anastomoses ; the braucliing in various pianos gives it a broad top. 



Ephinepora tatnelltwa* E^, 



Maiiliporti digitatu, Dunn, Inside the reef. 



Bp. n«ir expansa, Dana, 

 Fori tea Imvisi, Dum, 0) Ontatdv tJio reef. 

 FaTonift lulu, Ifnmi. Iiisirle the ret'f. 

 Poojllopom Imevicornw, Lam, Inside t)io reef. 



ekgfttLi (?) Dana. Outside tlie reef. 



