54 ItlJLLKTIN ol'- TIIK 



III II. H|i('(iim<iii iiliDiil, 0.!) of tin iiicli Ion;-'; l.lio (^olor coIIh woro vvoll 

 roriiKMi, and Uio iiicinlininnK of l.iiu liiiH wvw) tliin (in tlio udtilt tlio liiiH 

 iiro vory tliiok in |ii(>|inrl,i()n l,n tlioir lioij^^lit). TIk* niovonionlH of l.lio 

 UmIi al. (Iiin H'^i) \v(!i'(i Hiinilar lo IIhimo ol" tlui otiior gol)ioH, luitl nol. iil. all 

 Hlii^^f^iHli, likn Ukiho (if l.liii luiniL In l.lio adult, sayH lOi^t'iiniaiin, ''Uni 

 (inlor liiiH IxMin rcihnw'd." 



'I'lio (tyoH liavu Hiill'orod l.liu ^roiiLost clia.ii;:;<' of nil. In llic hiiiuII 

 H|)(MMni(Mi jiiHl, nionlionrd limy wtM-n t|iiit() (^vidcnl, and appaidiitly Iniic- 

 lioiml. " OlijdclH llini.sl. Ill rionlol' t hoin am alwayw pcn^wvod, Imt tlio 

 linld of viMiiiii Ih <|iiit.t) Innilod. Willi a^o 1,1m Hkin ovor I.I10 oyuH tliick- 

 (iiin, luid l.liry am Hnii'cdly (uidcnt rvli'iimlly. Ah i'tw as F (loiild dct.cr- 

 niiiii^ ll'i'.y do mil. stio iil. Huh lime, and ccit.ainl^y dclccl, tlicir l\n>{\ (iliiolly, 

 il' 111)1 idt.(t^'til.litir, liy Mm HdiiHii of l.diicli." 



"Tlid ItiiiM is lai'i^o in |ir(>|»()rlj()ii to tlm h\/ai of Mm vyc, wliicli docs nol 

 niatttiially diU'rr in si/.o in Mm HinallcHl and lar^'i-Hl spcciinoiiH oxain- 

 nmd. Tlio onlio ncrvo is wlondor and loii^ as coniimnMl willi llial of any 

 of Mid oMior ^'ohicN." IW'caiiso ol" liudc of racilil ics lor liislolo^'icnl work, 

 I'lol". I'',if,'cniiiaiiii did nol Mtiidy Mm iiiinuh^ ulnicliii'o of llio ojcs. All 

 liiH a(l('iii|)lH lo ;.;ol niali'iial for Hliidyin;^ I Im dov(ilo])nu>nl won* uiiHiic- 

 imimhI'iiI, Mioni^^^li arlirn-iid I'rrl ili/.alion wiih Iricd, and many viHitH wero 

 niailo lo I'oiiil liOiiiii III tii'iiicli of <i;^f^.s and i'iiil>r\(>N. 'I'lio Npawnin;^ 

 linio iM . I lino and tim laltor |iMrl of May. 



|)iirin^ llm la.sl ol' .liiim and Mio lirsl of .Inly, ISDI, 1 wan al>lo to 

 Hpond Novciiil diiA'H al San |)i<>;j:o, linl at. Mial tiino il was inipossihlo 

 to ^(tl H|KMiinionH ol' llm hlind lisli, a lliin>^ wliicli 1 Inid i^rcally hoped 

 to do. l''roni l>i". I';i>j;(<nniann's oxpi^ricMmcvs 1 had thoii^dil il tpiitci po.ssi- 

 lilo that at Miis tiiiio I niiidil also lio so I'orliinato as to ^^'•ol (Miihryonic; 

 iiialorial of llm spcmos. ( >n arriviiijj; al San hicno my hopos \vi»ro at 

 ont^o amiiliilattMl, howt^vor, as I I'onnd that tho lisli ronld l>u cau^j^ht only 

 al the vory low tides, and at I his linii^ of the year tlieso liih<s coiih" in 

 Iho ni^'lit. I arran^'od, howcvi^-, wilh two local colloftors, Mr. I,. ( ". 

 Ura^^:; and Mr. ( >. N. Said'ord, to have all Ihe spi'cimcns they could 

 ohtain, iis soon as tho lidos woidd pcM'init of timir Ixunjj; oolU^ilod, sunt 

 to me lit Kcrkolfv. I>v Miis incMiis I sociirod Iwcniy-lwo spcu-imcuiH, tho 

 most ol Ihi'iu ii|iparcnllv i'nlly ^n'i>wn, thoii<;li two woro oonsidorably 

 Ninallor Ihiin any I had previously stndn'd, and thrsowei-o all cait'liilly 

 prosi>rvt>d in I'oronyi's lliiid. 



'riiroiudi till' kindness of the oIlieiM's of the I'aeilie Coast Slt>am.ship 

 ('oiupany's sluamor " I'omona," Iwolvo speeimons wort> sent to nie in 

 duly from San l>iei;(> alive, (hily Umii' o( thi>se wero living, howovor, 



