On some Becent and Fossil Fot'aminifera. 283 XXV. — On some Recent and Fossil Foraminifera dreJqed up in the English Channel. By Prof. T. KuPE]iT Jones, F.R.S., F.G.S., &c., and W. K. Parker, F.R.S., F.L.S. I. In 1857, Dr. S. P. Woodward favoured us with a sample of sea-sand dredged by Mr. M' Andrew and himself from 60 fathoms, 40 miles south of the Scilly Islands. He also gave us a sorting of fossil Nummulites taken from that sand. These are mineralized with carbonate of lime, and are small — the largest not three eighths of an inch in diameter. They are dense, and mostly smooth and even polished, in some cases much worn ; and one has a small recent Spirorbis attached. These fossils are : — Numraulina Ramondi, Defr, Rouaulti, D'Arch. 8f Haime. The recent Foraminifera from the same sand we found to be:— Miliola (Quinqueloculina) semi-nulum (Lin.). Young. Ferussacii, D'Orb. Young. (Spiroloculina) planulata, Lnm. Trochammina squamata, P. SfJ, Lituola globigerinifonnis, P. Sf J. Lagena sulcata, W, ^ J. squamosa, Montagu. marginata, Mont. Nodosaria obliquestriala (both Den-taline and Marginuline), Peuss. Vaginulinalegumen(i?n.). Smooth. Dentaliua communis, D'Orb. Marginulina raphauua (Lin.). Short, (^/ristellaria cvmba, D'Orb. rotulata (Lam.). Polymorphina lactea (W. 8f J.). horrida, Perns. compressa, D'Orb. Polymorphina myristiformis, Wil-liamson. costata, JEf/ffer. Uvigerina augulosa, IVi/l. Cassidulina oblonga, Peuss. Textularia aciculata,Z)'0;-6. Mostly aculeate on the edges. sagittula, Defr. Common. agglutinans, D'Orb. Large. Spirillina vivipara (Ehr.). Patclliua corrugata, M'ill. Pulvinulina ain-icula (F. ^-M.). Large. pulcholla (D'Orb.). Discorbina globularis (D'Orb.). Common. rosacea (D'Orb.). Feeble and more conical than usual ; together with intermediate forms. Rotalia Jieccarii (Lin.). Nonionina striato-punctata (F. if-M.). From the stomach of a Dentalium dredged up, at tlie .same time, off Vigo : — Nonionina uiubilicatula (Montar/u), varying towards N. .tca/ilia (F. & M.). Small Bivalves, whitened in blotches and along sinuous lines. II. At the same time we received also from Dr. S. P. Woodward a sample of .sand dredged 1)V .Mr. .M'Amh-ow and 19*
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