with me to consider them I have no other means.
I have respectfully suggested the possibility of
procuring a tin case of something of this
kind in which specimens might be
collected & brought on board.
The following is a list of the specimens,
with localities in itil later.
1. Norfolk, 8°. Water snake (Coluber Sipedon
Holbrook).
2. Lat. 35.25 S., Long. 76.38 W. 1 Flying fish,
a small trawl fish, several crustaceans (small
Crabs & shrimps). These have all with the
exception of Flying fish friends attached to
the jelly weed.
3. Lat. 34.52 S., Long. 65.49 W. 2 Laid fish
found crustaceans to publish.
Attached to sea weed.
4. Madeira. 8 liguloids, stated to be the
only puffers in the islands. They are in past
numbers, the cocks & hens swimming fairly alive
with them.
5. East Point of Cape de Verde Islands. 2 Flying
Fish (Cypselus exilis). I have watched
these animals with great interest to learn
whether they use their fins as a rudder,
or for steering or whether a part natural
act believe they are only used to sustain it
animal in the air & not push it forward. I
believe myself that they do use their fins as
wing. I have seen them change the direction of
their flight while in the air, & enter the water in
a direction at right angles to that of their exit
from it. In doing this they turn their bodies so
that their fins are particular masters of longevity.
In this case it is evident they must push them
either by them or drift instantly into the water.
I have also seen them after flying for some
distances and suddenly elevate themselves to escape
an approaching wave. Like to do they must have
a force greater than that to give them help from
the water. I believe too that I have ever seen fish
like this fins together & vice versa not be faults
upon that point.
6. Lat. 1.44 S., Longitude 10.28' W., Offshore of
Madagascar, specimens of Glauconus atlanticus, Pterop
Gigantea, & Santhia.
7. Lat. 34° S., Long. 17.32 W. Small Flying Fish.
8. Lat. 5° S., Long. 11° W. A number of
highly phosphorescent acalophs, resembling
Albumenta the fins before. These animals are
thin olive raptators of a beautiful downward
green color, cylindrical shape, now dead at on each.
They are hollow inside with one aperture leading
To a purple stomach. They possess the power of
contraction & release of staining. The largest are about