40? 



the Puariy iXauliliis ; {JVaiit'dus poiiqjiltus }) it 

 eaptui'ed and brought on board, tlije 

 shid^feil kming been i&Umk mih 



the boat-hook hi caj>tiinng it, as the animal was 

 sinking, \\ ]ivu tlk- iK>at a|)])roac]ie(h and had it 

 not been so damaged would have escaped. 



I extracted the fish in a perfect state, which 

 was Hifmly iiti^elied to ^adi side the tL|)]p^ 



cavity of the shell. On being hronght on board, 

 1 nhscrved it retract the tentacula still closer 

 than hetbre, and tills was the only sensation of 

 vitality it gave after being caught ; I preserved 

 th^e soffejMUfts itotn^s^ik^y iit fipt^its, 6fto making 

 a rude peu and ink sketch of its form. 



On lireaking the lower part of the shell, tlie 

 chambers, or cavities, were found filled with 

 water. 



The k&&d hast bee^ by Dr. Warn 



(Lectnres, vol. ii. p. 165) " as being of a 



pale I'cddish jjurjile coloni', with dce]jer spdtl 

 and variegations the colour, however, as it 

 appeared in this recent specimen, was of a dark 



f«ddi$k htmtti m. f$sas»tiliag the eolour 

 ptoduiB<3d hfi^Midk m the ^MnM cl^th of 



the Tongatabtt natives, intermingled with white. 



Wv had fine weather — light winds and calms, 

 a day or two previous to this animal being 

 cfitiigbt. 



