Vlll CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER III. 



STAR-FISHES. 



FACE 



North Berwick and its Rocks The Brittle Star-fish 

 Anecdote from Professor Forbes Common Sun-star 

 (Solaster papposa) The Purple Sun-star The Rosy 

 Cribella Common Cross-fish Does the Star-fish feed 

 upon the Oyster ? An Attempt to solve the Question 

 Method of procuring Dried Specimens, . . 33 



CHAPTER IV. 



ACALEPHJB (SEA-NETTLES, OR JELLY-FISH). 



Imaginary Sketch of Marine Life Luminosity of the Sea- 

 Mode of capturing Jelly-fish The Stinging Medusae 

 Anecdote of the large Brown Scoudre Utilitarian Func- 

 tion of Acalephaa Fishes flying to the Medusae for 

 Protection Humorous Anecdote of the Farmer and his 

 " animated Sea- water," . . . .41 



CHAPTER V. 



SMOOTH BLENNY, GOBY, GUNNEL FISH, AND KOCKLING. 



Account of the Author's Pack of Blennies Their Tameness 

 and Docility Mode of Capturing and Feeding them 

 The Author's Bashful Blenny Wee Joekie, his little 

 Pet The Sucking-fish One-spot Globy Its power of 

 changing Colour The Two-spot Groby, Lepidogaster 

 binaculatus Charming Anecdote told by Dr Lands- 

 borough The Gunnel-fish Its Shy and Timid Nature 

 Unsuitability of either of these for the Aquarium, 

 &c., 54 



