54 WORMS. Class VI. 



thorns broad over their centre, and each arm nine 

 fathoms long. When the Indians navigate their 

 little boats, they go in dread of them 9 and lead 

 thefe animals mould fling their arms over, and 

 fink them, they never fail without an ax to cut 

 them off. "Tab, xxviii. fig. 44. 



Media* S. Lin. Syft. IO93. 



45. Middle. Loligo Parva. Rcndd, 508. Stb.Muf.m. tab. iv. fig. 5. 



S. with a long, (lender, cylindric body , tail finned, 

 pointed, and carinated on each fide ; two long ten- 

 tacula -y the body almoft tranfparent , green, but 

 convertible into a dirty brown, confirming the re- 

 mark of Pliny *, that they change their color thro* 

 fear, adapting it, Chameleon like, to that of the place 

 they are in. The eyes are large and fmaragdine. 

 Tab. xxix. Jig. 45. % 



Stpiola. S. Lin. Sjfi. 1 096. 



46. Small# Sepicla. Rondel. 5 19. 



S. with a fhort body, rounded at the bottom \ a 

 round fin on each fide ; two tentacula. 

 Taken off Flintfiire. Tab. xxix.fg. 46. 



* Lib. ix. c. 29. 



