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castle, Co. Down, to Belfast market, I found it, with the exception of a 
Nereis and a small natica, entirely filled with from twenty to thirty 
specimens of O. brachiata of all sizes, but chiefly adult. It was in the 
same locality, Dundrum, that we had formerly procured the species. 
April 2nd, 1847. — I took sixteen perfect disks and a number of arms 
from the stomach of a haddock taken at Newcastle (Co. Down), it con- 
tained no other Ophiura, but had the remains of Crustacea , Mullusca (bi- 
valve), and Annelides — particulars are preserved as to all the species. 
Newcastle, Co. Down, 1851. — O. brachiata, jiliformis, and belli? . Sep- 
tember 11th, I took several of the first, a few of the second, and one of 
the third from the stomachs of small haddock taken off Newcastle. 
September 19 th . — O. brachiata and O. Jiliformis. I found in the stomach 
of a haddock to-day, one of the latter and several of the former, of which 
there were twenty for one of the O. Jiliformis, in the many haddock I 
have examined here. There were no other than the two of Ophiocoma, 
but three specimens of shells. 
O. granulata, Link (sp.). 
Coast of Down, W. T. The species figured by Templeton (Mag. Nat. 
Hist., ix. 237) with doubt as this species is the O. rosula. Common on 
the Dublin coast, Dr. Ball, in whose collection is one an inch across the 
body, and six inches in all in diameter. 
O. bellis , Link (sp.). 
Coast of Dublin, Dr. Ball. Ireland’s Eye, Mr. Hyndman. Belfast and 
Strangford Loughs, W. T. One dredged from 8 to 10 fathoms at Donag- 
hadee, Dr. Drummond. Dredged at Killery with O. Jiliformis, 1840. West 
of Cork, Dr. Allman ; Cork Harbour, Humph. 
O. rosula, Link (sp.). 
Abundant at Dublin and Youghal, Dr. Ball. On South-West coast of 
Cork, Dr. Allman. Several dredged at Killery, 1840 ; and in Clew Bay 
and Clifden. “ Cork Harbour,” Mr. Humphreys. In April, 1840, 1 found 
a few alive in shallow rock-pools between Holywood and Bockport. 
Boundstone, Mr. M‘Calla. 
O. minuta, Forbes. 
This Ophiocoma, as distinguished by Professor Forbes from O. rosula 
(Wern. Mem., vol. viii.), has occurred to me in the North; and among 
marine productions from Courtmasherry Harbour (County Cork), favour- 
ed me by Dr. Allman, is a fine specimen. Templeton has noted the O. 
minuta of Pennant as Irish, but its identity with the present species is 
doubtful. 
OBDEB CIBBHIGBADA. 
Genus Uraster. 
U. glacialis, Linn. 
This species attains a very large size on the southern coast ; on the 
North-East I have obtained a few very small specimens only. Ast. glacialis is 
