July, 1891. foraminifera of hammerfest, Norway. 
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FORAMINIFERA OF HAMMERFEST, NORWAY.* 
BY E. W. BURGESS. 
In 1889 a sample was given me by Messrs. Marshall and 
Pumphrey of mud from the bottom of Hammerfest Harbour, 
Norway, which they had gathered the year before off the 
anchor of the North Cape steamer on leaving the harbour. 
I have examined this material for Foraminifera, and found 
fifty-one species in it, several of which are very rare ; and have 
prepared a slide of the different species contained, which is 
now presented to the Society, with the following remarks 
upon the several specimens, in continuation of the report on 
“ Foraminifera of Oban ” that was given to the Society at a 
former meeting (“Midland Naturalist,” 1889, pp. 77, 116, 
130). 
References are given, principally to the undermentioned 
works, and to avoid lengthy repetitions the name of the 
author and date only are repeated in each case :— 
Williamson, C. W., Recent Foraminifera, Gt. Britain 
(Ray Soc.), 1858 (R. F.) 
Brady, H. B., Challenger Report, Yol. IX., text, and 
plates, 1884 (C. R.) 
To Professor Rupert Jones and Mr. C. D. Slierborn my 
thanks are due for assistance in examining a few of the rarest 
forms of the gathering. 
Description of the Specimens. 
1. Biloculina depressa. D’Orbigny, 1826. 
Williamson (R. F.), 1858, p. 79, pi. vii., figs. 172-174. 
Brady (C. R.), 1884, p. 45, pi. ii., figs. 12, 15-17 ; 
pi. iii., figs. 1, 2. 
Great variations are to be found in the amount of 
compression this form is subject to. Common. 
2. Miliolina oblonga. Montagu, 1803. 
Williamson (R. F.), 1858, p. 84, pi. vii., figs. 186, 187. 
Brady (C. R.), 1884, p. 160, pi. v., figs. 4, a, b. Rare. 
3. Miliolina trigonal a. Lamarck, 1804. 
Williamson (R. F.), 1858, p. 84, pi. vii., figs. 180, 182. 
Brady (C. R.), 1884, p. 164, pi. iii., figs. 14-16. 
It is difficult at times to separate this form from 
Miliolina tricarinata, as the separation is by 
means of either the sharpness or roundness of 
the angles, that of M. tricarinata running into 
a keeled angle. Common. 
* Read before the Birmingham Natural History and Microscopical 
Society, May 6tli, 1890. 
