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SUB-KINGDOM, MOLLUSCA. 

 CLASS, LAMELLI-BRANCHIATA. 

 ORDER, LUCINACEA. 



AVICVLIDJE. 



798. MABGARITIPHORA MAROARITIFEBA, L. 



a. Prepared pearls. 



Note. For other specimens, consult collection of old English drags. 

 See Lewis, Mat. Med., p. 411. 



CLASS, CEPHALOPODA. 

 ORDER, DIBRANCHIATA. 



SEPID&. 



799. SEPIA OFFICINALIS, L. 



a. A large cuttle-fish, preserved wet. 

 Note. This specimen was caught off the Isle of Wight. 

 6. Cattle-fish bone, very large specimen. Presented by 

 Mr. A. H. Squire. 



SUB-KINGDOM, VERTEBRATA, 



CLASS, PISCES. 



ORDER, TELEOSTEL 



SCIMNIDM. 



800. 'OlOLlTHUS SPECIES. 



a. Swimming-bladder, inflated and dried. (Brazilian Pipe 



Isinglass.) 



b. Swimming-bladder, rolled into a thin ribbon. (Brazilian 



Ribbon Isinglass.) 



Note. For description of specimen a, see Per. Mat. Med. t vol. ii., pt. ii., 

 p. 773. 



POLYNEMIDJE. 



801. POLYNEMOS INDICES, Shaw. 



a. Penang short-tongue isinglass. 



b. Bengal purse isinglass. 



c. East Indian purse isinglass. 



d. Picked East Indian isinglass. Presented by Dr. Royle. 



Note. Specimens 6, c, and d originally belonged to Dr. Pereira's collec- 

 tion, and are those described in his Materia Medica, vol. ii., pt. ii., p. 

 774. For description of the fish, see Giinther, Cat. Fishes in Brit. Mm.. 

 vol. ii., p. 326. Penang short-tongue isinglass resembles East Indian 

 purse in appearance, but is rather smaller. The air-bladder of this fish 

 is furnished with numerous appendages (28-35) at its sides, by the scars of 

 which it may be distinguished from the swimming-bladder of the next 

 species. See Day, Fishes of Malabar, p. 62. 



802. POLTNEMUS PLEBEJUS GM. 



a. Penang long-tongue isinglass. 



