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of what I believe to be the Hippocampus brtvirostris of 

 Cuvier, " This was taken on the coast of Hampshire, and 

 given me by the late Mr. Brander." 



L. W. Dillwyn, Esq. obtained a specimen of Hippocam- 

 pus, some years ago, which was said to have been taken on 

 the Dorsetshire coast ; and Messrs. C. and J. Paget, in their 

 sketch of the Natural History of Yarmouth, state that the 

 Hippocampus is also occasionally met with there. 



According to Mr. Thompson, a Hippocampus has been 

 taken both in the north and the south of Ireland, namely, at 

 Belfast and Youghal. Dr. Storer includes the Short-nosed 

 Hippocampus in his Catalogue of the Fishes of Massachusetts. 



But the most valuable information I have received on this 

 subject has been supplied by F. C. Lukis, Esq. of Guernsey, 

 to whom I am indebted for the loan of the male and female 

 specimens from which the figures at the head of the preceding 

 page were taken. 



By a comparison with M. Guerin's figure of the Hippo- 

 campus brevirostris of Cuvier's Regne Animal, I have little 

 doubt that the two fishes here figured are examples of H. 

 brevirostris; and Mr. Lukis, in the autumn of 1835, ob- 

 tained two specimens of Hippocampus on the Hampshire 

 coast, one of which is stated to be identical with those here 

 figured : there can therefore be no doubt, from these various 

 authorities, that at least one species is found on our coast, 

 and that this species is also obtained at Guernsey and the 

 other Channel islands. 



The circumstance of the same species occurring at Guern- 

 sey and on our southern coast, gives additional value to the 

 following communication. At the time of writing, June 9, 

 1835, Mr. Lukis had two female specimens of Hippocampus 

 brevirostris, then healthy and active, which had been living 

 twelve days in a glass vessel, their actions equally novel and 

 amusing. " An appearance of search for a resting-place 



