of Edinburgh, Session 1881-82. 
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as to locality, physical conditions and the like, are given in the 
following summary. The letters A, B, C, D, E correspond to the 
headings of the columns in the distribution-table, and are otherwise 
used for reference. 
A. “ Station 1. — July 27 ; lat. 60° 4' hh, long. 7° 37' W, ; depth 
305 fathoms; bottom temperature, 47 1° Fahr. ; surface tem- 
perature, 54 '8°. ” 
Greyish-brown sandy mud, leaving but little residue 
after washing, and that chiefly hard silicious sand, with 
larger dark-coloured fragments. But few Eoraminifera, 
principally of large coarse types such as Anomalina 
coronata , Truneatulina refulgens , and Tv. lobatula and 
Uvigerina pygmcea. 
B. “Station 2. — July 29 ; lat. 60° 29' 1ST., long. 8° 19' W. ; depth, 
375 fathoms; bottom temperature, 31*0° Eahr. ; surface 
temperature, 53 ’0°.” 
Brownish sandy mud, with a good many small fragments 
of rock of darker colour. Eoraminifera by no means 
abundant — the most conspicuous genera being Globigerina , 
Polystomella , Nonionina , and Cassidulina. One or two 
specimens of the interesting sessile species Rupertia stabilis 
were found in this gathering. A considerable proportion 
of the Globigerince were of the small arctic variety, Gl. 
borecdis. 
C. “Station 4. — August 10; lat. 59° 33' U., long. 7° 14' W. ; 
depth, 555 fathoms; bottom temperature, 45 ‘4° Fahr.; sur- 
face temperature, 57 , 0°.” 
Grey Globigerina- ooze, leaving very little residue after 
washing. The residue composed almost entirely of the 
shells of Foraminifera, chiefly of Globigerina bulloides and 
Gl. inflata. 
D. “ Stations 6 and 7. — August 12 ; lat. 59° 37' Ni, long. 7° 19' 
W. ; depth, 530 fathoms; bottom temperature, 45*9° Fahr. ; 
surface temperature, 56 '6°. ” 
Globigerina- ooze very rich in arenaceous types of Rhizo- 
poda, notably AstrorMza , Rliabdammina , and Marsipella , 
with occasional examples of Saccammina and Stortho- 
sphcera. Of the hyaline species, Rotalia orbicularis , by no 
