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nacles— Ocean Crabs — Toad-fish— " Calm Latitudes "—Heat of 

 the Sun — Gorgeous Sunsets— Southern Constellations — The Cross 

 —Tropic Fishes — Coryphene — Pursuit of Flying-fish— Wliite Shark 

 — Bad Physiognomy — Ferocity — Teeth — Structure of its Egg — 

 Hammer-Shark — Saw-fish — Capture of One — Horned Ray — Contact 

 of Ships at Sea— A Breeze— The Pilot-tish—Rudder-fish— Sucking- 

 fish— Possible use of its Disk— West India Isles— Their varied . 

 Beauty — JIangrove Tree — Green hue of Shallow Water — Decep- 

 tive Effect— Bottom of the Sea— Green Turtle— Peculiar Structure 

 of the Heart — Brilliance of the Fishes— Yellow-fin— Yellow-tail— 

 Market-fish— Grunts— Hog-fishes— Cat-fish— Cow- Whale . . .155 



V. THE PyVCIFIC OCEAN. 



Discovery of the Pacific — Voyage of ]\Iagellan — Sea-weeds — 

 Elephant-seal — Fur-seal — Sea-lions — Sea-bear — Penguins — Sperm 

 Whale — Adventurous Character of the Fishery — Destruction of a 

 Ship by a Whale —Appearance and Habits — Regularity of its 

 Motions — Its Enemies— Breaching — Its food — Description of the 

 Fishery — Narrative of a Chase — Strange Sail — Speaking at Sea — 

 Amusing Mistake 210 



VI. THE PACIFIC OCEAN, continued. 



Islands of the South Sea— Coral Islands — Reef — Lagoon — Forma- 

 tion of Coral — Animals — Structure of a Coral Island — Various 

 Species of Corals — Rate of Activity — Lines from Montgomery — 

 Crystal Island — Caverns — Interesting Legend — Volcanic Island — 

 Natural and Moral Beauty — Advanced Civilization — Reef — Islands 

 at Openings — Beauty of Lagoon — iloonlight — Night at Sea — Na- 

 tives swimming in the Surf — Sharks — Canoes — Origin of the Popu- 

 lation — Various modes of Fishing— Pens — Rafts — Poison — Nets — 

 Spear — Fishing by Torchlight — Hooks — Angling — A bacore — 

 Sword-fish — Predaceous Habits of Fishes — Crabs — Anima Flowers 

 — Cuttle — Oceanic Birds — Tropic-bird — Albatross — Booby — 

 Frigate-bird — Immense Assembla^n of Birds .... ... 249 



