ANALYTICAL INDEX 



TO VOL. III. OF 



THE POWERS OF THE CREATOR. 



CHAPTER I.— Sepia— ne Cuttle Fish, 



Singular external aspect, 

 Peculiar organization, 

 Denominated Cephalopode, 



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§ 1. Sepia. — Octopus vulgaris — The Eight Arm Cuttle Fish, 

 Of frequent occurrence in the Scotish seas, 

 Of various dimensions — usually from eight to ten inches. 

 Singular form of the animal — colour variable. 

 Sometimes called the Ink Fish, . 

 All Cuttle Fish migratory, .... 

 Plate I. described, .... 



§ 2. Sepia sepiola — The Diminutive Cuttle Fish, 

 Sepiola rare in this country. 

 General formation like the Octopus, 

 Total length of the animal thirty lines. 

 May be divided into three portions. 

 Colour difficult to determine. 

 Swims with a retrograde motion. 

 Propagation in July — spawn composed of a number of ova 



§ 3. Sepia, ...... 



Propagation, ..... 



The spawn in clusters, .... 



Observations on the spawn of the Sepia loligo. 



Spawn of the Cuttle Fish extremely varied, 



Vitellus in its rnouth, .... 



Propagation of the Sepia in June and July, 

 No ground for distinguishing the race as Cephalopode, 

 Some of the Cuttle Fish esteemed a delicacy. 

 Presumed to be the chief food of the Spermaceti whale, 

 Notices of the great size and power of the Cuttle Fish, 

 Plate II., III., IV., .... 



