xiv. CONTEXTS. 



Point— Rocky Staircase— White Pebble Bay —Tide-pools— 

 Maiden-hair Fern — The Precipice— A curious Medusoid — 

 Medusoid Fishing — Mode of Operation— Difficulties — Thau- 

 mantias pilosella — Its Luminosity — Description of its Struc- 

 ture The Umbrella — The Sub-rmbrella — The Peduncle— 



The Radiating Vessels— The Ovaries— The Tentacles— Pig- 

 ment-cells— Eyes. 320 



CHAPTER XIV. 



Rapparee Cove— Strange Gravel — Its singular Origin — The 

 Glassy ^quorea— Its Form and Structure — The Forbesian 

 .Equorea — The Bathing-Pool— ]Medus8e therein — Description 

 of a new Species — Its Habits — Luminousness — Distinctive 

 Characters — The Ruby Medusa— Its first Occurrence — Wig- 

 mouth — Production of the Gemmules — Their Appearance — 

 Motion of the Turris — Metamorphosis of the Gemmules — 

 Their Polype-form — Goodness of God in the Beautiful — A 

 Christian's Interest in Nature — The Redeemed Inheritance — 

 The Crystalline Johnstonella — Its Beauty — Its Doubtful Affi- 

 nities — The Starry Willsia — Parasitic Leech — Thread- Cap- 

 sules — Nature of these Orsfans. 338 



CHAPTER XV. 



This Coast favourable for Oceanic Productions — The Red-lined 

 Medusa — Its Form and Structure — The Eyes — The Fur- 

 belows—A parasitic Shrimp — Its supposed Young — Beauty 

 of the Medusa — Its Prehensile Powers — Capture of Prey — 

 Curious Mode of eating— Experiments — New Use of the 

 Furbelows — Development of the Eggs — Their Structure — 

 Thread- Capsules — Synonymy — The "White Pelagia — The 

 Mantis Shrimp — Its spectral Figure and strange Actions — 

 Its Weapons — The Caddis Shrimp — The Tiny Oceania — 

 Busk's Thaumantias— The Fairy's Cap. 363 



CHAPTER XVI. 



The Maritime Bristle-tail— Its Nocturnal Habits— Discovery of 

 its Retreats— Its Companions— The Scarce Polynoe — Its 

 Armoury of Weapons— A rocky Bay — Romantic Incident— 



