In the first group: organ-pipe coral, gorgonian coral arranged into fan shapes, soft sponges from Syria, isis coral from the Molucca Islands, sea-pen coral, wonderful coral of the genus Virgularia from the waters of Norway, various coral of the genus Umbellularia, alcyonarian coral, then a whole series of those madrepores that my mentor Professor Milne-Edwards has so shrewdly classified into divisions and among which I noted the wonderful genus Flabellina as well as the genus Oculina from Reunion Island, plus a "Neptune's chariot" from the Caribbean Sea-every superb variety of coral, and in short,every species of these unusual polyparies thatcongregate to form entire islands that will one day turn into continents.

　　在腔肠类中，有管状珊瑚，扇形矾花，叙利亚的柔软侮绵，摩鹿加群岛的海木贼，磷光珊瑚，挪威海中很好看的逗点珊瑚，各式各样的伞形珊瑚，八枚珊瑚虫，我的老师密尔·爱德华很清楚地分为许多种的整组的石蚕：波旁岛的眼形珊瑚，安的列斯群岛的“海神之车”，各种各样的美丽珊瑚，以及所有一切稀奇古怪的腔肠类动物;这些动物集合起来，能构成整个的海岛，

　　Among the echinoderms, notable for being covered with spines: starfish, feather stars, sea lilies, free-swimming crinoids, brittle stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, etc., represented a complete collection of the individuals in this group.

　　这些岛将来有一天会结合成为大陆。在外表多刺的棘皮类中，有海盘车、海星球、五角星、慧星球、流盘星、海渭、海参等，作为这一类动物的整套标本摆在这里。