XIV. CONTENTS. 



Point — Rocky Staircase — White Pebble Bay — Tide-pools — 

 Maiden-hair Fern — The Precipice — A curious Medusoid — 

 Medusoid Fishing — Mode of Operation — Difficulties — Thau- 

 mantias pilosella — Its Luminosity — Description of its Struc- 

 ture—The Umbrella— The Sub-Umbrella— The Peduncle— 

 The Radiating Vessels — The Ovaries — The Tentacles — Pig- 

 ment-cells — Eyes. 320 



CHAPTER XIV. 



Rapparee Cove — Strange Gravel — Its singular Origin — ^The 

 Glassy ^quorea — Its Form and Structure — The Forbesian 

 ^quorea — The Bathing-Pool — Medusse therein — Description 

 of a new Species — Its Habits — Luminousness — Distinctive 

 Characters — The Ruby Medusa — Its first Occurrence — Wig- 

 mouth — Production of the Gemmules — Their Appearance — 

 Motion of the Turris — Metamorphosis of the Gemmules — 

 Their Polype-form — Goodness of God in the Beautiful — A 

 Christian's Interest in Nature — The Redeemed Inheritance — 

 The Crystalline Johnstonella — Its Beauty — Its Doubtful Affi- 

 nities — The Starry Willsia — Parasitic Leech — Thread-Cap- 

 sules — Nature of these Organs. 338 



CHAPTER XV. 



This Coast favourable for Oceanic Productions — The Red-lined 

 Medusa — Its Form and Structure — The Eyes — The Fur- 

 belows — A parasitic Shrimp — Its supposed Young — Beauty 

 of the Medusa — Its Prehensile Powers — Capture of Prey — 

 Curious Mode of eating — Experiments — New Use of the 

 Furbelows — Development of the Eggs — Their Structure — 

 Tlu-ead' Capsules — Synonymy — The White Pelagia — The 

 Mantis Shrimp — Its spectral Figure and strange Actions — 

 Its Weapons — The Caddis Shrimp — The Tiny Oceania- 

 Busk's Thaumantias— The Fairy's Cap. 363 



CHAPTER XVI. 



The Maritime Bristle-tail — Its Nocturnal Habits — Discovery of 

 its Retreats — Its Companions — The Scarce Polynoe — Its 

 Armoury of Weapons — A rocky Bay — Romantic Incident — 



