Xll CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER XIII. 

 AOALEPHJE (MEDUSA OR JELLY-FISH). 



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Introduction Jelly-fish Whales' food Lieutenant Maury Appearance of 

 the Greenland Seas Sir Walter Scott The girdle of Venus The Berb'e 

 Pulmonigrade acalephce Portuguese man-of-war Hydra-tuba Alter- 

 nation of generations Dr. Reid Modera-formosa Cyanea capillata Con- 

 clusion, ... .,. , .., ... ... ... 201 



CHAPTER XIV. 



DORIS EOLI3, ETC. 



Anecdote Young Dorides Doris spawn Nudibranchiate gasteropoda Dr. 

 Darwin Mr. Gosse A black Doris Baches de merA. Chinese dinner- 

 Bird's nest soup, and Sea-slug stew, ... ... ... ... 221 



CHAPTER XV. 



THE CRAB AND THE DAINTY BEGGAR. 



Anecdote The Pholas and Shore-crab The hyaline stylet The dainty beg- 

 gar The gizzard of the Pholas Of what use is the stylet? ... ... 233 



CHAPTER XVI. 



THE PHOLAS, ETC. (ROCK-BORERS). 



Pholades at home Habits of the Pholas P. crispataThe pedal organ- 

 Finny gourmands How is the boring operation performed ? Various 

 theories on the subject Mr Clark, Professor Owen The Pholas at work 

 The boring process described from personal observation Author's remarks 

 on the subject Pholas in the tank Conclusion, ... ... ... 241 



CHAPTER XVII. 



THE SEA-MOUSE. 



The Sea-mouse Bristles of the aphrodite Its beautiful plumage (?) Its wea- 

 pons of defence The spines described Shape of the aphrodite, fee., ... 263 



