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found accompanying the cuttle beaks, both being 

 made of very similar material. 



In one or two remarkable instances, when Dr. 

 Buckland made those discoveries in geology which 

 scattered terror and mistrust among those who had 

 not sufficient mental capacity to understand their real 

 bearings, even the ink-bag of the cuttle was pre- 

 served; and with the ink of a creature that had been 

 dead for more thousands of years than we know, the 

 portrait of its destroyer was taken, and the description 

 of the remains written. So perfect, indeed, was the 

 preservation of the ink, that a professional artist to 

 whom the drawing was shown, asked where such ink 

 could be purchased. 



Perhaps the reader may think that the Penguin has 

 an easier task than the seal in procuring food, the 

 former feeding chiefly on molluscs, and the latter on 

 fish. But these same molluscs, called cuttles, or squids , 

 are most active creatures ; darting through the water 

 with a rapidity that almost baffles the eye, and having 

 such a tremendous power of impetus, that they have 

 been known to spring completely over a ship. We 

 shall refer to this subject again, when we come to the 

 Air Trespassers. So, if there be any difference in the 

 powers of the two creatures, the bird has rather the 

 advantage over the mammal. 



When they do go on shore, the Penguins take no 

 more exercise than they can possibly avoid ; and, for 

 the most part, stand motionless in lines so accurately 

 drawn, that any regiment of soldiers might be proud 

 of their dressing. 



The most curious part of this proceeding is, how- 



