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second, and like it rough, with outstanding short spines, the end very 
slightly thickened ; the end of the second joint gradually thickened, 
with two claws, one fixed, with a small tooth inside near the base, 
followed by a deepish notch ; the moveable claw with a largish tooth 
about the middle, which fits into the notch of fixed claw. 
Hab. New Zealand. 
CHELIFER PALLIPES. 
Claws and body of a deep brown, the legs pale, the claws with a 
greenish hue, and furnished with many pale hairs; abdominal seg- 
ments edged with palish; the femoral joints of legs much-com- 
pressed. 
Hab. New Zealand. 
3. NOTICE OF THE CAPTURE OF ORTHAGORISCUS MOLA OFF THE 
Cuesit Bank, Dorsetsuire. By Masor Parwey. 
In this communication, which was addressed in the form of a letter 
to Mr. Gray, Major Parlby stated that in the beginning of June 1846 
the specimen in question was observed almost daily in the West Bay, 
sometimes sailing about slowly with half its dorsal fin above the sur- 
face of the water, sometimes moving with great rapidity, playing about 
and splashing the water violently, or blowing like a whale or grampus. 
As it generally kept off and on between the mackerel and the shore, 
the fishermen attributed their ill suecess with the shoals, which never 
left the deep water, to the presence of this unusual visitant ; and it is 
remarkable that on the day after its capture they took upwards of 
20,000 fish. 
The capture happened on the 13th of June, in consequence of the 
Sunfish swimming directly into the centre of the line of nets. When 
entangled in the first net it exerted itself so powerfully that it broke 
through, and was only secured by the yawl or outer net and the co- 
operation of about forty men, who finally succeeded im landing it on 
the Chesil Bank : and even here its vigour was so great that it dashed 
about the pebbles, according to the fishermen’s account, like a shower 
of grape. It expired in about three hours, after uttering “hideous 
groans,” like those of a horse dying of the staggers. 
On the capture becoming known to Major Parlby and Mr. Fox, 
surgeon, of Weymouth, they hastened to inspect the fish, and found 
that the skin was entirely covered with a white mucous slime, upon 
the removal of which the real colour of the integument was discovered 
to be of a dull dirty brown colour, and the texture to resemble the 
most beautiful shagreen. 
Major Parlby and Mr. Fox having jointly purchased the fish, pro- 
ceeded to have it prepared for the British Museum, to which insti- 
tution they subsequently presented it. 
The dimensions are as follow :— ft. in. 
‘Votalicnat hare tack lk Ged 
Height of dorsal fin ........ 2 5 
Breadth of it at base........ 1-3 
Height of ventral fin ....<... 2 3 
Girth’ A. Pe AP et thie 9 0 
