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Show 6 ON THE ECHINODERMS OF THE BAY OF BENGAL. [Jan. 15, already been put on record by F. Miiller with regard to South- American forms, but the habit had not yet been observed in B. kewense. Some experiments had been made by Prof. Bell himself in this direction, but they had not been successful. Canon Tristram read an account from Mr. Chase of Birmingham of a male specimen of Emberiza cioides, Brandt, in his collection, stated to have been captured at Flamboroughin October 1887. He also exhibited from his own collection a series of specimens of this Bunting obtained in seven different months of the year in Siberia and China, and showed that Mr. Chase's specimen corresponded exactly with one obtained in October. The occurrence of this bird in our island was extremely interesting, as it was its first recorded occurrence in Europe or even in Western Asia, its range apparently being limited to Eastern and Central Siberia and China. It had not been recorded from Japan, Temminck having erroneously identified with it the Japanese species Emberiza ciopsis, Bp. The following papers were read :- 1. Additions to the Echinoderm Fauna of the Bay of Bengal. By P. JEFFREY BELL, M.A. [Eeceived December 4, 1888.] Mr. Edgar Thurston having brought to England some species of Echinoderms not collected at Tuticorin, and not as yet known from the Bay of Bengal, and Mr. E. W . Oates having lately presented to the Trustees of the British Museum a small but well-preserved collection of Echinoderms from the Gulf of Martaban, some of which are likewise new to the records of the Bay, I think it may be useful to give their names. This note may suitably appear in the same volume of the 'Proceedings' as that which includes mv longer list \ and I will indicate their systematic position by prefixing to them a number from my former list. 17a. STELLASTER. TOO young a specimen for specific identification ; the record of the genus is new. M. & R.2 17 b. A N T H E N E A ACUTA, Perrier. R. 17c A. PENTAGONULA, Lamk. Though registered as from Tuticorin, this species was by mishap omitted from the Bay of Bengal list. J 17 d. GONIODISCUS GRANULIFERUS, Gray. R. 22 a. OREASTER MAMMILLATUS, Aud. I have some faint doubts as to the specific identity of this specimen. R. 1 P.Z. S. 1888, p 387. (Unfortunately the date on which this paper wn^ read has prevented this.-P. J. B., Feb. 9, 1889.) papt-r was 2 The letter M . signifies that the species was collected in the Gulf of Mn-rt-.T™.„ E atEamesvaram. -^artaoan |