LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



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21 The *cefalone', showing the hood . 



22 The only photograph so far taken of the 



'cefalone' in its own element 



23 A large shark (over twelve feet long) photo 



graphed by Ravelli 



24 A handsome angel fish 



25 Cecco on the sea bed 



26 One day's catch at Dissei 



27 A rare coral fish 



28 Butterfly fish, playing 'follow-my-leader' 



29 A young grouper about to vanish into its den 



30 Dur Ghella's performing octopus 



3 1 A stingray .... 



32 An odd and charming character found out 



side the coral barrier at 45 feet . 



33 This girl sold me some 'papaia' and showed 



me the way to eat them 



34a A Coptic priest and his disciple 

 34^ Sheik Serag with his small daughter 



35 This Yemenite chief showed us how to dis 



cover turtles' eggs 



36 Sheik Serag, tw^o wives, son and daughter 



disembark from the Formica 



37 An 'agudo' on Dahlak 



38 Our special friend, Sehil; in background 



the island of Dissei 



39 Another morning's catch of fish 



40 The Yemenite fishermen at Dur Ghella 



41 Gigi Stuart and the pelican, Sehil . .Facing page 22^^ 

 42^-42^ Specimens of coralline fauna of the Red Sea Facing page 253 



Section of the sea-bed. W.N.W. of Dissei . . page 56 



Section of the island and sea-bed of Cundabilu . P^S^ ^35 



Map of the Dahlak area . . . Facing page 268 



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