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able contrast to the body of the animal, which at its upper part is of 

 a dark orange colour, gradually assuming a paler tint towards the 

 base ; nuiuerous white sucking-pores are disposed over the upper 

 surface, and afford points of attachment to surrounding substances, 

 when required to conceal the body ; they also give exit to the con- 

 voluted filaments, which are abundantly thrown out from them and 

 the uiouth, when the animal is irritated. Its natural haunts appear 

 to be narrow crcAices of rocks, into which it can retire when alarmed, 

 and I was prevented obtaining many specimens by their having 

 chosen such inaccessible hollows for their residence. Four or five 

 examples were, however, jirocured at extreme low-water mark, from 

 the ver)' productive rocks outside Dartmouth harbour, and, excepting 

 in size, presented no ])oints of difference. I jiropose for this species 

 the name of vinosa. — Proc. Zool. Sac, June 10, 1856. 



METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR OCT. 1856. 



Cliisicick. — October 1. Exceedingly fine. 2. Cloudy. 3. Cloudy and fine : rain. 

 4. Rain : cloudy : rain. 5. Rain : cloudy: fine: lightning at night. 6. Foggy: 

 rain : cloudy. 7. Hazy and drizzly : rain at night. 8. Heavy rain: densely over- 

 cast. 9. Overcast. 10. Hazy: fine. 11. Heavy rain: uniform haze: slight rain 

 at night. 12. Foggy: uniform haze. 13. Dense fog : very fine : cloudy. 14. 

 Foggy : overcast : fine. 15. Rain. 16. Overcast : showery. 17. Fine: overcast : 

 hazy. 18. Very fine. 19. Dense fog: very fine. 20. Foggy: very fine. 21. 

 Foggy : exceedingly fine. 22. Very dense fog : exceedingly fine. 23. Foggy : 

 very fine. 24. Fine. 25. Foggy: heavy clouds: fine. 26. Hoar-frost: hazy: 

 very fine. 27. Frosty : haze : fine. 28,29. Very dense fog. 30. Hazy clouds: 

 overcast : fine. 31. Uniform haze : rain: cloudy. 



Mean temperature of the month 51°28 



Mean temperature of Oct. 1855 50-28 



Mean tenijierature of Oct. for the last thirty years 50 "00 



Average amount of rain in Oct 2'802 inches. 



Boston. — Oct. 1,2. Fine. 3. Fine : rain r.M. 4. Rain a.m. and p.m. 5. Cloudy. 

 6. Fine. 7, 8. Rain a.m. and p.m. 9 — 12. Cloudy: rain a.m. and p.m. 13. 

 Cloudv. 14. t'lne. 15. Fine: rain a.m. and p.m. 16. Cloudy: rain p.m. 17. 

 Fine." 18. Cloudy. 19. Fine. 20,21. Cloudy. 22,23. Foggy. 24. Fine, 

 25— 2S. Cloudy. 29. Foggy. 30,31. Cloudy: rain a.m. 



Sandwick Manse, Orkney. — Oct. 1. Bright, fine a.m. : cloudy, fine p.m. 2. 

 Bright, fine a.m. : drops p.m. 3. Hazy a.m.: drops p.m. 4. Hazy a.m.: drops, 

 showers p.m. 5. Showers a.m. : clear, aurora p.m. 6. Clear, fine, hoar-frost a.m. : 

 clear, aurora p.m. 7. Clear, fine, hoar-frost a.m. : cloudy p.m. 8. Bright a.m. : 

 cloudy p.m. 9. Cloudy, fine a.m.: clear p.m. 10. Cloudy, fine a.m. and p.m. 

 11. Bright, hazy a.m.: cloudy p.m 12. Clear, fine a.m. and p.m. 13. Bright, 

 fine a.m.: cloudy P.M. 14. Damp a.m. : clear p.m. 15. Damp a.m. : cloudy p.m. 

 1 6. Showers a.m. : drizzle p..m. 1 7. Cloudy a.m. : rain, clear p.m. 18. Bright a.m. : 

 drizzle p.m. 19. Bright, fine a.m. : drizzle p.m. 20. Bright, fine a.m. : clear, 

 aurora p.m. 21. Fog a.m. : cloudy p.m. 22. Cloudy, fine a.m.: showers p.m. 

 23. Clear, fine A.. M.: clear, aurora p.m. 24. Clear, frost, fine a.m. : clear, aurora 

 P.M. 25. Danjp a.m. : rain r.M. 26. Drizzle a.m. : damp p.m. 27. Drizzle a.m. 

 and p.m. 28. Damp a.m.: cloudy p.m. 29. Hazy, fine a.m.: clear p.m. 30. 

 Cloudy, fine a.m. : cloudy p.m. 31. Cloudy, fine a.m. : clear, fine p.m. 



Mean temperature of Oct. for previous twenty-nine years ... 47°'57 



Mean temperature of this month 48 '84 



Mean temperature of Oct. 1855 45*72 



Average quantity of rain in Oct. for previous sixteen years ... 5*09 inches. 



