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sounds in question. They came up from the water like the 

 gentle thrills of a musical chord, or the faint vibrations of a 

 wine-glass when its rim is rubbed by a wet finger. It was 

 not one sustained note, but a multitude of tiny sounds, each 

 clear and distinct in itself, the sweetest treble mingling with 

 the deepest bass. They came evidently and sensibly from 

 the depths of the lake, and appeared to be produced by 

 mollusca, and not by fish." 



Sounds somewhat similar are heard under water at some 

 places on the western coast of India, especially in the har- 

 bor of Bombay. 



Among the foremost of queer fish is the Sea-Devil, a 

 most inharmonious name, but which seems to have been given 

 to it on account of its hideous, strange, and uncouth appear- 

 ance. A species of this extraordinary fish of the Skate fam- 

 ily frequents Kingston harbor in Jamaica, Avhere they are 

 seen floating on the surface, or swimming just beneath the 

 water. An interesting account is given by Lieutenant La- 



