14 INTRODUCTION. 



of Ink-fifi, which referable the Fresh- 

 water Polype even more than the 

 Star-jijk do, as will eafily appear to 

 every attentive Obferver. 



An Enquiry into the particular 

 Structure and Mechanifm of their 

 Suckers, which is very remarkable, 

 and obferved in fome thing of the 

 fame View as the Star-jifi had been 

 taken Notice of by Mr. Baker, with- 

 all the Exactitude I was capable of, 

 infenfibly led me on to the Difcovery 

 of other Particulars in the Calamary 

 much more engaging, and at laft 

 to the Publication of them, with 

 Drawings, as exact as my own un- 

 experienced Direction could procure, 

 which my Readers may apply, when- 

 ever they find a Conformity to the 

 FreuVwater Polype, as they fhall 

 deem reafbnable ; for in this, I will 

 not anticipate their Deductions by 

 any thing elfe than a fimple De- 

 fcription of this Sea-production ; in 

 the Obfervation of which, tho 5 ex- 

 treat nly common, all Authors, who 

 have hitherto come to my Know- 

 ledge, are fomeihing defective. 



To 



