THE DOLPHIN. 
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ocean phenomena liave been observed. This must 
be my apology for mentioning the inevitable flying- 
fish. When, as not mifrequently happens, the poor 
creature flics on board exhausted, it is picked up 
from the deck, and the “ clever one ” who secures 
the j^rize, holds it in his hand and delivers a pro- 
found discourse on its habits and peculiarities to 
the listening crew. It may not be generally known 
that besides the common flying-fish, which is very 
similar to a herring, there are other winged denizens 
of the deep. The flying-gurnard, for instance, takes 
its flight from the surface of the ocean, and the 
little Pegasus, or flying-horse, may frequently l)e 
seen rising from the water. 
The appearance of the dolphin is always watched 
for with eager curiosity. We saw many of the 
long-nosed species as they passed the ship. This is 
not the sailor’s dolphin, which is like a mackerel 
with a straight forehead, and which changes its 
colours when dying, but the true delphinus of the 
ancients, upon whose back rode the musical Arion. 
The better known and even familiar porpoises were 
