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seep. — 1818 July 2. — (Ibidem). 
“and on July 2d. two persons, J. Webber and R. Hamilton , 
saw it about seven miles from Portland, between Cranch Island 
point and Marsh-Island.” 
3G. — 1818 July. — (Phil. Mag. LIV, 1819). The second 
Sea Serpent described by Mr. Rarinesaut Scumartz (for he believes 
there are several species) is called by him: 
“Capt. Brown’s Sea-Serpent. This fish was observed by Capt. 
Brown in a voyage from America to St. Petersburg, in July 1818, 
near 60° N. latitude and 8° W. longitude, or north of Ireland. In 
swimming the head, neck and forepart of the body stood upright 
like a mast: 1t was surrounded by porpoises and fishes. It was 
smooth, without scales, and had eight gills under the neck; which 
decidedly evinces that it is not a snake, but a new genus of fish! 
belonging to the eighth order 7remapnea, 28th. family Ophetia, 
and 3d. subfamily Catremia, along with the genera Sphagebranchus 
and Symbranchus of Bloch, which differ by having only one or 
two round gills under the neck. I shall call this new genus Océzpos 
(meaning eight gills beneath); head depressed, mouth transverse , 
large, eight transverse gills under the neck, and its specific name 
and definition will be Octipos bicolor. Dark brown above, muddy 
white beneath: head obtuse. Capt. Brown adds, that the head was 
two feet long, the mouth fifteen imches, and the eyes over the 
jaws, similar to the horse’s; the whole length might be 58 feet.” 
Immediately we recognize our well-known Sea-Serpent, an indi- 
vidual of which the length is estimated at 58 feet, which held its 
head and very long neck upright whilst swimming. Captain Brown 
says: “and the forepart of the body’’; of course, for he thought 
to see a snake; if he had really seen the forepart of the body, 
(trunk) he would have seen the shoulders and the fore-flappers. It 
was surrounded by porpoises and fishes. Evidently the animal swam 
between them with the purpose to snatch one of them. It had a 
smooth skin, no scales, and eight gills under its neck. Dark brown — 
above (i.e. on the dorsal part of head and neck), muddy white 
beneath (i.e. on its throat); head obtuse (read rather obtuse, seen 
from above or from below, or in front; just from aside it is rather 
pointed). The head was two feet long, the mouth fifteen imches 
(of course estimated dimensions), and the eyes over the jaws similar 
