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Myrtle Warbler 15 



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CORALS. 



Distichopora nitida, yellow coral $ 15 



" " smaller 5 



'• coccinea, red coral 10 



" ■' smaller 4 



" violacea, violet coral 25 



" " smaller 10 



Stylaster sanguineus, pink coral, extra .... 25 



•' " good 15 



" " small 4 



Madrepora cervicornis. spike coral 25 



smaller 4 to 10 



" palmata, palm coral 15 to 75 



" E. India spike coral, very fine 



clumps 75 to 1 50 



Procillopora bulbosa, branch coral 4 to 15 



" " fine clump 35 



verrucosa, E. India branch 



coral, an extra line species 10 to 50 



Occulina pallens, eye coral 25 



Dendrophylla nigrescens, black coral 35 



Galaxea fascicularis, bud coral 15 



Dendrogyra cylindrica. cylinder coral 50 



•' " smaller 10 to 20 



Pavonia, fungus coral, line clump of this 



form 1 00 



Fungia patella, mushroom coral 30 to 50 



'■ (?) feather coral 40 



Meandrina cerebriformis, brain coral, ffne 



specimens 1 00 to 3 00 



Meandrina clivosa, plate coral 50 



" smaller 10 to 25 



Agaricea agaricites, propeller coral .. 10 to 2 00 



Porites astraoides. pineapple coral 35 



" furcata, forking coral 25 



Orbicella annularis, star coral.... 35 to 75 



Astra3 (2 species), honeycomb coral 10 to 20 



Dichoccenia eliptica, lace coral 15 



" " extra large 50 



Isophyllia diplacea. green coral 25 to 40 



Manicina areolata, rose coral 4 to 15 



Large variety of star coral, species not 



determined 1 00 



Corallium rubrirm, precious coral, used in 



making beads, etc 7. 10 



Corallium rubrum. large tube 35 



Pterogorgia setosa, purple sea feather 75 



smaller 30 



'• " small piece 10 



" " fragment with egg 



shell clinging to it 15 



Hugorgia aurantiaca, golden sea fan 40 



Rhipidogorgia flabellum, purple sea fan... 30 

 " occotoria, yellow sea fan.. 20 



" " large 40 



elegans. spotted sea fan 45 



Plexaura purpurea, purple gorgonia 30 



Muricea distans. black gorgonia 35 



Eunicea lima, scaly gorgonia 45 



Pen.nat.ula borealis, giant sea-pen 75 



" (?) smaller species 35 



Tubipora musica, organ pipe coral 5 to 4') 



" extra tine clump 1 25 



Gemipora crater, crater coral 2 00 



SPONGES. 



Verongia. rope sponge 35 



Tuba tube sponge 25 to 35 



Euplectella aspergillum, venus flower 



basket 1 00 to 1 50 



Hyalonema sieboldii. glass rope sponge 3 00 



" " smaller 1 00 



ECHINODERMS. 



STAR FISH. 



Ophiomusium Lymani. serpent star fish...$ 30 



" " poor 15 



Ophiopholis aculeata, spider star fish 20 



" " extra fine 40 



" " poor _ 10 



Ophioderma longicanda, snake skin starfi'h 75 



Astrophyton Agassizi, basket fish 40 



" " large _ 1 50 



" " very large 2 00 



" " poor....,...,.., 15 



Astropecten bispinosus, Chinese star fish.. 20 



(?) spiney star lish... 30 



" " " poor 15 



Archaster Agazzii, deep sea star fish 35 



Asterias vulgaris, common star fish 10 



" " extra large 25 



" " • small 5 



" ochracea. lace starfish 40 



Echinaster sentus. black star fish 25 



Heliaster Kubingii, compass star fish 20 



Oreaster reticulatus. giant star fish 60 



Nidorella armata, arrnor star fish 20 



" " larger 35 



SEA URCHINS. 



Cidaris tribuloides. club-spinned urchin .. 30 



Diadema setosum, black spined urchin . .. 25 



" " large 3d 



Strongylocentrotus Drobachiensis, com- 

 mon urchin 10 



Strongylocentrotus franciscanns, giant 



California urchin 35 



Echinus, light colored deep sea species 25 



black, many spined species 35 



Hipponoe esculenta. white spined urchin . 30 



Aristotles Lantern, the dental apparatus 



of last species 10 



SEA BEAVERS and SAND DOLLARS. 



Diplothecanthus rosaceus, Bahaman sea 



biscuit, 5 inches S 35 



Laganum Bonani, rare Phillipian urchin.. 45 



Echinarachnius parma, sand dollar 15 



" " small _ 5 



" (':) rare cushion sand 



dollar 30 



Eueope grandis, rare giant keyhole urchin 50 



Melitatestudinata. keyhole urchin....: 25 



Schizaster fragilis, rare sea beaver 25 



Brissus ventricosus, Bahaman sea beaver 



extra fine 45 



Metalia pectoralis, giant sea beaver, a 



large long spined" species, 10 in 1 15 



Lovenia cordiformis, heart urchin, rare... 45 



Phomosoma placenta, flat urchin, rare 40 



CURIOS. 



Hermit crab in shell, large 20 



" " " small 10 



Sea horse, perfect 20 



" " imperfect 6 



Horsefoot crab, large 25 



•' medium _ 15 



small 10 



Acorn barnacle, double 10 



" " single 5 



Tooth of sperm whale 35 



Sturgeon plate 5 



Eggs of nurse shark 20 



Alligator tooth, very large 10 



Poreupine quills 5 



Chinese cash coin 3 



Sawfish saw, 8 to 10 in 20 



Large corals shipped by freight at 

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ERNEST H. SHORT, 



Albion, N. Y. 



