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out of the sand^ with the greatest ease and quickness; and often, when alarmed, 

 would jump out of the glass bowl. When undistui-bed, it seemed to rest about 

 half-an-inch below the surface of the sand, inclining rather upon one side. 



The following is a list of the shells I picked up, and dug up, from the 

 sandy part of the beach: — Madra glauca: not common, Solen ensis: common. 

 S. jJcUucida: rare. S. vagina: not common. Trochus exiguus: common. T. 

 magus: common. T. tumidus: common. T. crassiis. Lutraria elUptica: com- 

 mon. L. oblonga. Donax complanatum: not uncommon. Tellina crassa: not 

 uncommon. Psammohia strigilata, Turbo clathrus, T. datJiratulus, T. Turtonis, 

 T. elegantlssimusy Pandora inequivalvis. Cyprcea pedicularis: common. Venns 

 chione. V. Sarniensis: common. V. verrucosa: common. V. aurea: common. 

 V. fasciata, V. decussata. Area fusca and many fragments of Arcana^. Nerita 

 litoralis: common, etc.; and amongst the rocks and pools on the west side of 

 the island, I found, for the second time, Lima fragUis, alive; and was much 

 delighted in watching them dart from one side of the pond to the other, 

 when disturbed. I also found four fine specimens of Galeomma striata, alive, 

 and three of those singularly beautiful Star-fish Comatula rosacea. 



I really must apologize for extending this article beyond reasonable limits, 

 but the subject may be sufficiently interesting to plead for me. 



Great Bedwyn, November 2.1 th., 1851. 



CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FAUNA OF FALMOUTH. 



BY W. P. COCKS, ESQ. 

 ( Continued from page \%.) 



Blennius ocellarius, Blocli. — A specimen, four inches long, and perfectly 

 white, was dredged by Dr. Vigurs, in July, 1851, off" Falmouth. It lived 

 a week in confinement without change of colour: after death the body and fins 

 changed to a light brown. 



Blennius gattorugine, Cuv. — Under stones, sea-weeds, etc.: common. 



Blennius Pholis, Flem. — In pools, under stones, etc.: common. 



Gunnellus vulgaris, Flein — Under stones, etc.: common. 



Anarrhichus lupus, Linn. — Preserved skin of one, said to have been taken 

 in the year 1846, near the Eddystone lighthouse. 



Gobius niger, Linn. — Under stones, crevices of rocks, etc.: common. 



Gobius bipunctatus, Yar. — In shallow pools, etc.: common. 



Gobius minutus, Cuv. — In shallow pools, under stones, sea-weeds, etc.: 

 common. 



Callionymus lyra, Linn. — Trawl boats: not uncommon. December 1st., 

 1849, four 3'oung ones in the stomach of the Morrhua (Eghfinus. 



Callionymus dracunculus, Linn. — Not uncommon, 



Lophius piscatorius, Linn. — Not uncommon. 



Labrus bcrgylta, Cuv. — Common. 



