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worked their way out into salt-water again ; and, in due 

 time, been big enough to give some unfortunate fisherman 

 considerable trouble.' The Shark measured six feet eleven 

 inches in length, and was captured in a school of moss 

 bunkers or ' menhaden.' " — Sea World. 



The Hammer-headed Shark has been taken in the waters 

 of Bermuda. 



April 2/^th, 1887. — A Sturgeon, measuring eight feet 

 three inches in length, was captured in the Great Sound ; 

 and in December of the same year a Porpoise, seven 

 feet nine inches in length, was killed near the Ducking 

 Stool by Mr. George Trott. The flesh distributed as food. 



Sea-Horse {Hippocampus brevirostris) occasionally met 

 with. 



October $ist, 185 1. — A fisherman, drawing his nets for 

 Turtle, in the harbour of Hamilton yesterday, captured a 

 " curious fish," which he requested me to look at this morn- 

 ing. I found it attached to a small line, swimming about 

 the fisherman's boat. When taken out of the water it 

 uttered a grunting noise. Length, twelve inches ; extent, 

 about fifteen. Colour of the upper parts, greenish-brown, 

 Membrane of the wings, black, spotted with blue towards 

 the extremity. Two long, powerful spines were recumbent 

 on the back part of the head, and numerous small spines 

 presented themselves on the posterior part of the body 

 towards the tail. 



Could find no description of this fish in any work at 

 the Public Library, except a brief account in " Adam's 

 Encyclopaedia." From this I am inclined to think our 



