XIV CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER XXII. 



SERPUL^J AND SABELL^. 



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Tubes of the Serpulce Dr. Darwin The harbour of Pernambuco Its 

 wonderful structure Reproduction of the Serpulce Sabellce Their sandy 

 tubes, fec. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 313 



CHAPTER XXIII. 



THE SOLEN, OR RAZOR FISH. 



How it burrows in the sand How specimens are caught Cum gram salts 

 Bamboozling the Spout Fish Amateur naturalists, and fishermen at the 

 sea-shore, . ... ... ... ... ... ... 321 



CHAPTER XXIV. 



A GOSSIP ON FISHES INCLUDING THE ROCKLING, SMOOTH BLEN1<% GUNNEL 

 FISH, GOBY, ETC. 



Punch's address to the ocean Old blue-jackets and the 'galyant' Nelson 

 The ocean and its inhabitants Life beneath the wave- Fishes the happiest 

 of created things A fishy discourse by St. Antony of Padua Traveller's 

 ne'er do lie? The veracious Abon-el-Cassim Do fishes possess the sense 

 of hearing Author's experience An intelligent Pike fish Dr. Warwick 

 The Blenny in its native haunts A 'Little Dombey' fish Anecdote 

 The Viviparous Blenny The Gunnel fish Five-bearded Rockling Two- 

 spotted Goby Diminutive Sucker-fishMontagu's Sucker The Stickle- 

 backIts nest-building habits described Conclusion, ... ... ... 327 



CHAPTER XXV. 



ON THE FORMATION OF MARINE AQUARIA ETC. 



Mimic oceans Practical hints on marine aquarige Various tanks described 

 The 'gravity bubble' Evaporated sea-water Aquarise in France Sea- 

 water a contraband article across the Channel An aquarium on a fine sum- 

 mer's day The Lettuce Ulva Author's tank---' Excavations on a rocky shore ' 

 Tank ' interiors ' Various centre pieces New siphon Aquarise difficult 

 to keep in hot weather How to remove the opacity of the tank New 

 scheme proposed Conclusion, ... ... ... ... ... 353 



