in 



states that it is possible to ascertain its condition, 

 when enveloped in the clod of earth, by passing a straw 

 (brin-de-2)aille) down the funnel to the mouth of the 

 fish ; if alive, it immediately utters a cry which is 



Burrow. 



Funnel. 



Mouth. 



Tail. 



Cocoon. 



Pectoral 



liniK 



Esrtli. 



Lepidosiren, the mud or lung fish, in its cocoon 

 embedded in mud. (After Newton Parker.) 



produced by the expiration of air from its lungs. 

 When the clods are softened out care must be taken 

 that the water does not enter the funnel or the fish 

 would be suffocated. 



