II Mill's in 1 TIM ' KI'll M.ol-Mh \. K7 



asil\ cail'_i'ht . IV means D|' their Ion 



they could drau Mieir l.odies in!.. \er\ narrou crevices; ;iii'l 

 \\llclllllll- lived, it re.plired .:<( l< remove thrill. At 



other time-- i he\ darted l:iil lirsi. with the rapidity of :in :i i 

 iVoni our ^ide of tin- pool !o ilic other. Ml tile -aine ill-tall! dis- 

 coloring ;!ie \\.-iler with :i dark che>; mil -ln>\vn inU. The-e 

 animals also eseape de'.eci ion I y a Very e\! raord in;i ry . ellM llieleon- 

 lil<e i.ovvei' of eh;uiij.iiio iheir color. They :i|)|ic:ir tn v:irv 1 he 

 tints :icn.rdiiiLi' to tin- n:itiii'c ol'thc iii'oiind over which they 

 pass; when in deep \\:iier. their ^ener;il ^h.-ide \vns l.rownish 

 |>urple. lui', wlu-n |l:ice.| on the hind, or in shallow w.-n er. 1 his 

 ditrk lint ch:in^cd iir.o one of :i yellowish ^reen. The color, 

 evimiiied more cMrel'iilly. wns a French ^ \-.\\. with niiincnuis 

 mini 3 of ItiMo'ht yellow; the former ot' these varie.l in 



intensity ; ;he latter entirely disappeared and appeare<l a^ain ly 

 turns. These changes wei'e eU'ected in such a manner, thai 

 clouds, varying in tin 1 Ix-iween a hyacini h-red and a chesi nnt- 

 brown, were 'continually passing over the body. An\ par. i>ein^ 



siihjei ;ed . i > t a slio'ht shock of ii':il v.Miiisni. I ecame a Imost hlack : 

 a -imilar etl'eci. luit in a le<s deo-ree. was |>rodnce(| l.y scratching 

 the skin wit h a needle. These clouds or Mushes, as they may l>e 

 called, when examined under a iz'las-;. are described as liein-j 

 |>rodti:-e(l l>\ ;he :il: erii'i! expansions and conl rac| ions of minute 

 vesicles, containing vai'ioiisly colored tluids. 



"This ciittle-lish displayed its chameleon-like power liotli 

 tlui-in^ ; he act of swimmiim and whilst remaining stationary at 

 the liotiom. I was much amusel ly the vnrioiis arts '>e-caje 

 detection used 1>\ one indi\idual. which seemed t'nllV aware thai 

 I was wa'.chinu il. Itemaininu lor a lime motionless, it would 

 then steal' hily advance an inch or ! wo. like a cat after a mouse. 

 somc;inie- chan^iiiLi- its color: it thus proceeded, till, having 

 u-ained a deeper pail, it darted away, leavin-j. a diisk\ train of 

 ink to hide 1 he hole iuio which it had crawled. 



-\Vhilelookino- f<r marine animals, with my head al'out two 



feet al.ovr ;he roeky shore. I \V:i< more iliail olice snlnted I iy n 



. KM-ompanied ly a sli^li! HTM! ini: noise. \\ lir-t | 

 did no! kno\\ what it was. hut afterwards I found out that it 

 \\a- ili en 'le-lish. which, t liou^li concealeil in a hole, thii- ol 

 leil me to it- di^coxery. 'I'hat it possesses ihe power of eje<-t ino- 



