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a hook, or a small net, for instance ; or even by 

 securing those which are brought up by the lead. 

 We put them into spirits after washing them in 

 fresh water. 



We must be as anxious to collect terrestrial as 

 aquatic shells ; and fossil shells are particularly in- 

 teresting. The very fragile shells, the echini, the 

 star fish, &c., should be wrapped with much care 

 in cotton, and each placed separately in a box. 

 The madrepores of any size ; should be fixed with 

 an iron wire, to the bottom of the case in which 

 they are placed. 



Worms, especially those which are found in the 

 bodies of other animals, should be, like molluscs, 

 sent in spirits. 



It is to be desired that every animal which we 

 send in the skin, in spirits, in the skeleton, &c., 

 should be accompanied by a note, stating precisely 



The country in which the animal was found. 



The season in which it was taken. 



The manner in which it nourished itself. 



Its habits. 



The name it bore in its own country. 



If it is useful or destructive. 



The uses which are made of its skin, its flesh, its 

 fat, &c. 



The popular opinions or superstitions which re- 

 late to it amongst the natives. 



These notes should each have a number, corre- 



