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served, not only its original form, but’ even its 
minute markings. The bed of Trochi, found at 
Mount Wise, several of which are represented in 
Plate 9, seem to have belonged to this class. 
But, not the least curious, nor the least. handsome 
of all the -Encrinites of our neighbourhood,’ must. 
have been those: at the Devil’s Point, occupying a 
situation. by themselves, and apart from all the 
others.. One of these is represented in Plate 10, 
the head of which is; in colour, not unlike a large 
white: lily... At. the. opening, or top of these Encri- 
nites, as well as of many>of the others, numerous 
small Trochi, from; one-tenth: of. an inch in; dia- 
meter, to a mere point, are frequently . discoverable, 
which appear to have been the tentacula, or feelers 
of the animal, when alive, and which, where several 
joints happen to be together, gradually taper away, 
to the size of a thread. 
Lastly, it is very extraordinary, that, amongst the 
vast quantities of the fragments of the Encrinite, 
which are seen in different places, the perfect animal, 
i. e. the head and the stem connected together, 
