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it was building, and when there was no connec- 

 tion with any other water. 



Captain Mudge, while employed in the trigo- 

 nometrical survey, stated, that a few days before 

 he left Shetland, he received a letter from a gen- 

 tleman of property there, that a fish of very sin- 

 gular appearance had been taken off the island of 

 Unst. The fish was to have been sent to Captain 

 Mudge, but did not arrive in time. It was of the 

 flat species, about four feet long, and was most 

 amply provided with fins ; but its distinguishing 

 peculiarities were two antennae, or feelers, about 

 eight or ten inches long, standing erect from the 

 head, each crowned with a fine tuft resembling a 

 flower ; whilst on the under part, near the breast, 

 were two hands, exactly resembling the human 

 hand, except that they were palmated or webbed. 



