Of the Calamarv 



Arms, which gradually terminate in 

 a Point, and run tapering from the 

 Root to the Extremity, are fome- 

 what convex on the inner Side, ob- 

 verted to the Mouth, and furnifhed 

 with Rows of fmall moveable Suckers 

 from End to End, but on the out- 

 ward Side are ridged with two {helv- 

 ing Sides : A tranfverfe Section of 

 thefe Arms would exhibit a Triangle 

 with a curvilinear Bafis. The two 

 long Arms are perfe&ly round from the 

 Root to five Sixths of their Length, 

 where they affume the Shape of the 

 fhort Arms, furnifhed, as they are, 

 with Suckers, but of much larger 

 Dimenfions for the moft part, 



Thefe Arms confift of a Suhflance 

 fomewhat resembling that, which 

 form the Tendons of Land-animals \ 

 and its conftituent Parts are fo elaf- 

 tick, that whenever it is cut, the 

 Extremities at the Sedtion round 

 themfelves inftantly, and become con- 

 vex; nor does any Ichor flow upon divi- 

 fion either out of them, or the car- 

 tilaginous Cafe, which makes up 

 the Body of the Fifli, and feems to 



be 



