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figured it. I should like to possess this 
figure to show it to my readers. I, 
however, show here another one sent 
to me by Parson Hans Srrozm, which 
he himself has copied from the original.” 
The figure shows a head with a 
mane, and six coils of the body. The 
nostril is indicated, the mouth has no 
teeth, the eye is large. 
It is remarkable that Mr. Lex tells 
us: “The figure of the sea-serpent given 
by Pontoppipan was drawn, he tells 
us , under the inspection of a clergyman , 
Mr. Hans Strom, from descriptions 
given of it by two of his neighbours, 
Messrs. Reurz and 'Tucusen , of Herroe; 
and was declared to agree in every 
particular with that seen by Captain DE 
Frrry, and another subsequent ob- 
served by Governor Bunstrup.” 
Not only does not the first part of 
this statement tally with the words of 
PontopPipAN , but also the second part 
is discrepant, for the learned Bishop goes 
on saying: “This figure agrees with the 
descriptions given by two of his neigh- 
bours Messrs. Reurz and Tucussmn.” 
Mr. von Ferry is not mentioned at 
all on this occasion by Ponroprrpan! 
Mr. Benstrup’s figure has also been 
copied by Dr. R. Hamitton in the 
volume of Phocidae (seals) of JARDINE’S 
Naturalist’s Inbrary, but it has been 
greatly exaggerated. It seems that Dr. 
R. Hamirtton thought it to be the same 
animal as that seen by Eexpn, for he 
figures both animals with the same head 
and features. Of the figure of Bunstrup 
too he makes a serpentine dragon , swim- 
ming with corkscrew motions! O horror! 
