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boat and a good water-glass one may study with, delight the shores 

 of Harrington Sound and its numerous coves and get beautiful views 

 of the delicate shade-corals (Agaricia fragilis, Fig. 19), the many kinds 

 of sea anemones (Figs. 20, 21, 22) and the sponges, which abound 

 there. Collecting is easy and the variety of life great. Occasionally 

 the long 'whips' of the Bermuda lobster {Panulirus argus) are seen 

 projecting out of some cervice in the rock, as he lies in wait for his 

 prey. If less palatable than our American lobster, the Bermudian has 

 a more graceful form and a much handsomer livery (Fig. 23). 



Fig. 19. Skeletons of Shade Corals. 



In addition to a thirty-foot sail boat with its glass-bottomed fish 

 well, such as the native fishermen use, the station was furnished in 

 the summer of 1903 with a steam launch (Fig. 21) some 35 feet 

 long, the Minnow. For three fourths of her length she had a light 

 wooden deck and side curtains, which could be lowered to keep out sun, 

 rain or spray. Her pilot house was low, but roomy, and served as a 

 forward cabin as well as wheel house. In this launch almost daily 



