Biographical Memoir of' the late Henry Kiihl. 1^ 



When ill the Channel, they examined various species of 

 flexile polypi, and dissected different fishes which do not oc- 

 cur on the coasts of Holland. They noticed a new genus of 

 the family of corallines, and found abundant matter for inves- 

 tigation in the numerous species of flustrae and fuci which oc- 

 curred. Among other remarkable fishes they dissected the fol- 

 lowing: Scomber Scomber, Conger Conger, and Raja oxy- 

 ryncha. In the Bay of Biscay, the weather was so bad that 

 they could not collect any thing. In the Spanish sea they 

 caught the first Salpae, and among them several new species, as 

 well as a genus allied to these, to which they gave the name of 

 Selenosoma. 



On the 18th July they anchored at Madeira; and, although 

 five days only were allowed for their stay on this island, they 

 examined much of its natural history. They were kindly re- 

 ceived by the English Governor, and, with his advice and assist- 

 ance, were enabled not only to examine the shores, but also to 

 penetrate into the interior of the country. This gentleman, 

 whom KUhl happened to meet on his journey, being informed of 

 the object of their voyage, requested him and his companions to 

 come that same day to his seat, two miles and a-half distant from 

 the town, and high above the level of the sea. Having rested 

 here for some hours, they took their departure, and ascended 

 the mountain named Pico Rtifo, and found its height according 

 to Hasselt's measurement to be 2500 feet. They collected a 

 great many plants in these five days, the number of which they 

 have stated at 224, although this district is not by any means 

 considered as fertile in vegetable productions. They also in- 

 quired into the distribution of the plants at different altitudes, 

 and looked after the geological structure of the island. In the 

 animal kingdom, the principal productions that occurred were 

 insects ; for this country is very deficient in animals of the 

 higher orders. They found no mammalia, but Kiihl discovered 

 a new species of bird, nearly allied to Fringilla coelebs. Be- 

 sides, they found a great number of amphibia, but all belonging 

 to two species of lizards, as well as many fishes, but all of six ge- 

 nera ; nor did they meet with any fresh-water fishes. 



Leaving Madeira on the 3d August 1820, they entered the 

 tropical seas, where so many objects often occurred in a single 



