beauty of its flower, and the exquisite odour 

 which it diffuses, is plucked up by the inha- 

 bitants, and suspended by a silken cord from 

 the ceiling of their apartments, from whence it 

 continues from year to year to put forth new 

 leaves, to display new blossoms, and exhale new 

 fragrance, although fed out of the simple bodies 

 before stated. Saumarez, on the Principles and 

 Ends of Philosophy. 



THE ACUMINATUS, OR SHOOTING FISH. 



Thfs very remarkable fish is a native of the 

 East Indies. It has a hollow cylindrical beak. 

 It frequents the sides of the sea and rivers, in 

 search of food ; from its singular manner of 

 obtaining which, it receives its name. When it 

 spies a fly sitting on the plants that grow in 

 shallow water, it swims to the distance of four, 

 five, or six feet; and then, with a surprising 

 dexterity, it ejects out of its tubular mouth a 

 single drop of water, which never fails striking 

 the fly into the water, where it soon becomes its 

 prey. Dr. Gregory. 



