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S. S. BUCKMAN, 
(Schvved. Südpolar-Exp. 
From the geographical position of the localities where the Brachiopoda were 
obtained it was to be expected that the species would show affinities with those 
from the Tertiary strata of South America, Australia and New Zealand; and this is 
the fact. It might have been thought that the affinity would have been greatest 
with the first named country; but this does not seem to be so, perhaps because 
the South American Tertiary deposits are incomplete, or incompletely known. 
Considering the great development of Tertiary strata in the countries around the 
South Polar region, and that much work has been done upon the Brachiopods which 
they yield, it is rather remarkable that there are so many new species — rather more 
than one-half. And they are not merely cases of species new because of some small 
difference from already existing forms — that is not important; but there are the 
discoveries of series of species and of genera new to the Tertiary Brachiopod fauna 
of the south circumpolar regions. Thus Lingula appears to be a new find for 
these Tertiary strata. Magasclla has been recorded before from the Tertiary depo- 
sits of Australasia; but many specimens of a Magasella comparable only with a 
living boreal species is a new fact of much interest. Bouchardia has been recorded 
of late years from both South American and New Zealand Tertiary; but a swarm of 
Bouchardice which connect those Tertiary species with the living species of Brazil is 
a new and interesting discovery. 
For very kind assistance in the matter of comparison with various Recent spe- 
cies the Author desires to express his hearty thanks to Mr. Edgar A. SMITH, 
I.S.O. and to Mr. R. Kirkpatrick of the Zoological, and to Dr. F. A. Bather, 
F.G.S. of the Geological, Departments of the British Museum (Natural History). 
Mr. Smith’s assistance was especially valuable as he has lately published an 
account of the Recent Brachiopoda obtained by the British Antarctic Expe- 
dition (36). 
All the species which were found have been illustrated in the plates accompany- 
ing this memoir. Many of the specimens were in a condition sufficiently good to 
enable photography to be employed; and for the excellent series of photographs 
shown in Plate I cordial thanks are due to Mr. J. W. Tutcher, w'hose great kind- 
ness in doing this work for the love of science deserves the fullest acknowledgement. 
Other specimens being more or less imperfect required restoration, and they have 
been drawn by Mr. C. J. Bayzand, to whom best thanks are due for very careful 
work. He has also been successful in making some enlarged photographs. 
A bibliography of works used in connection with the identification of these south 
polar Brachiopods and their strata is appended. In regard to this it may be re- 
marked that wmrks dealing with the Brachiopods have received first consideration, 
and that merely geological works on Australasian or other strata have only been 
used so far as they gave sufficient information with regard to the strata in which 
