SUMMARY OF RESULTS. 
1055 
180 fathoms, . 
49-8 
600 fathoms, . . 
38-9 
190 „ 
49-3 
700 „ . . . 
38-1 
200 „ 
49-0 
800 „ ... 
37-5 
300 
44-5 
900 „ ... 
37-0 
400 „ 
41-8 
1000 „ . . . 
36-5 
500 „ 
40-1 
Bottom, 
34-5 
Density at 60° F. at surface, 1 '02638 ; 
1900 fathoms, 1’02640. 
Depth, 2350 fathoms ; 
deposit, Radiolarian Ooze, containing 
2 '00 per cent. 
carbonate of lime (see Murray and Renard, Deep-Sea Deposits Chall. Exp.). 
Under sail during the forenoon. At 1.20 p.m. shortened and furled sails and got up 
steam. At 1.30 p.m. sounded in 2350 fathoms. Obtained serial temperatures down to 
1000 fathoms. At 4 p.m. completed observations and made sail. Frigate birds and 
boatswain birds were seen. 
Station 273. 
Distance at noon from Venus Point, Tahiti, 768 miles. Made good 79 miles. 
Amount of current 31 miles, direction S. 75° W. 
Radiolaria (Haeckel, Zool. pt. 40). — The following species of Radiol aria were observed 
in the deposit from this Station ; — 
Organisms from 
THE Deposit. 
Cenosphxra hexagonalis, Haeckel. 
Carposphxra melitomma, Haeckel. 
Solenosphxra pandora, Haeckel. 
„ megalacUs, Haeckel. 
Clathrosphxra lamellosa, Haeckel. 
Xanthiosplixra lappacea, Haeckel. 
Xipliosphxra planeta, Haeckel. 
Stylocromyum amphiconus, Haeckel. 
Staurosphxra judx, Haeckel. 
Hexalonche cristata, Haeckel. 
Aco.ntliosphxra tenuis, Haeckel. 
Heliosphxra Tiexagonaria, Haeckel. 
ElUpsoxiphus elegans, Haeckel. 
Prunulum coceymelium, Haeckel. 
Lithatraetus earduelis, Haeckel. 
,, gamoporus, Haeckel. 
Stylatradus variahilis, Haeckel. 
Cyphonium profundum, Haeckel. 
CypMnidium eoronatum, Haeckel 
Panartus tetraplus, Haeckel. 
Peripanartus cylindrus, Haeckel. 
Panidum scaparium, Haeckel. 
Ommatocampe nereis, Haeckel. 
Ommatartus ampliieanna, Haeckel. 
Zygocampe dirysalidium, Haeckel. 
Zygartus chrysalis, Haeckel. 
Astrosestrum ephyra, Haeckel. 
Heliodiscus trigonodon, Haeckel. 
Trigonactura rhopalastrella, Haeckel. 
Astractura clavigera, Haeckel. 
Arcliidiscus polythalamus, Haeckel. 
Axodiscus spinosum, Haeckel. 
Stylodictya centrospira, Haeckel. 
Amphymenium pupula, Haeckel. 
Stauralastrum lanceolatum, Haeckel. 
Stylotrochus geddesii, Haeckel. 
Spongolena rhopalura, Haeckel. 
Dictyocoryne tetradiscus, Haeckel. 
Spongaster quadratus, Haeckel. 
Pylonium nephropylium, Haeckel. 
Amphitholonium octostylium, Haeckel 
Cuhotholus regularis, Haeckel. 
Archicircus princeps, Haeckel. 
„ primordialis, Haeckel. 
Cortina dendroides, Haeckel. 
Clathrocircus multiforis, Haeckel. 
Cortiniscus tripodiscus, Haeckel. 
Stephaniscus tetrapodius, Haeckel. 
Podocoronis polypodiscus, Haeckel. 
Toxarium circospyris, Haeckel. 
