370 ARCTURIDS. 
pereion of] a female specimen. But the presence of a 
diminutive white zoophyte injured the roe, which proved 
abortive of progeny. A full-grown specimen was placed 
in a suitable vessel on the 21st of March; on the fol- 
lowing day above sixty young were observed in the 
vessel: all were pure white; they exceeded a line in 
length, their black eyes were rather oval, and they re- 
sembled their parent in general. 
“On the 21st of May the appearance of another indi- 
vidual attracted Sir J. Dalyell’s notice; it stood erect on 
a piece of sponge, the body at right angles to the six 
hind feet. The long antenne now stretched forward, as 
usual with the species, but each appeared as thick or 
thicker than the animal itself, and on a transient glance 
it seemed invested by a coating of fur; however, this 
unaccountable fact was easily explained by the appli- 
cation of a lens. A numerous brood had been produced 
in the night, whereof the whole, without exception, had 
seated themselves on the antenna : yet the parent neither 
testified impatience of their presence nor seemed to 
suffer any uneasiness under the burden. All were very 
pale or dingy white, none of them exceeding a line in 
length. The young grew very rapidly; but as they 
continued affixing themselves, they certainly proved an 
annoyance which was ultimately fatal.” * 
The animal dwells in the deep sea. Fine specimens 
are rare. 
* A specimen of A, Bafini is preserved in the collection of the British 
Museum, in which the young are attached to the antenne of the parent. We 
think, therefore, that we may assume that this mode of conveying their young 
may be a peculiar feature in the instinctive habits of this animal. (See vig- 
nette in p. 374.) 
