a little clear water, confined to one of its extre- 

 mities by a membrane or diaphragm, which pre-^ 

 vents it from spreading throughout the whole 

 cavity of the bladder. 



Besides the common cuttle fish ( sepia octo- 

 podia) three other singular species are found in 

 the sea of Chili. The first, the ungulated cuttle 

 fish (sepia unguiculata) is of a great size, and 

 instead of suckers, has paws armed with a double 

 row of pointed nails, like those of a cat, which 

 it can, at its pleasure, draw into a kind of slieath 

 This fisli is of a delicate taste, but is not very 

 common. The second I have called the tuni- 

 cated cuttle fish (sepia tunicata) from its body 

 being covered with a second skin, in the form of 

 a tunic; this is transparent, and terminates in twO' 

 little semicircular appendages like wings, which 

 project from either side of the tail. Many won- 

 derful aad incredible stories are told by sailors 

 of the bulk and strength of this fish, but it h 

 certain that it is frequently caught of one hun- 

 dred and fifty pounds weight on the coast of 

 Chilij and the flesh is esteemed a great delicacy* 

 The third is the cuttle fish v,ith six feet (sepia 

 hexapodia}. This species, is of a very singular 

 figure, and when seen in a state of quiescence, 

 appears much more like a broken piece of the 

 tmall branch of a tree than an animal. Its body 

 does not exceed six inches in length, and is of 

 the si^s of a my.ii's finger, divided into four or 



