A branched duller of femi-tranfpare.it filaments arifes from the back of*' 
animal, bearing all around a fet of polype-like heads which are 
e e e of E, as feen by the affiftance of good glades, for the animal lticl . ( 
plate . is the fize of life. This appears to be a fyftem of fuckers, by 
inhales nourilhment j for when little bits of filh, See. were made to float near tl 
they laid hold of them, and feemed to extraft their juices with great energy, 
it was difficult to difengage the attraded model, without injuring the organ *" 
had laid hold on it. 
This arrangement of polypes communicate with the body of the animal b) 
two tubular Hems, as at G, G. 
e 
The external folding membranes F, F, which fpread like wings, a ft the -P* ^ 
tentacula, by bringing fubftances that fall within their reach down to Acfefo ^ 
for when the wings were waving in the water, if any atom of \y t tha t 
put in their way, they immediately folded down with it, and tout it in, lo 
t he polype fyftem might have it wholly in their power. 
Between the two front feelers of the head, like horns B, B, and the » ' 
ones, like ears c c, are its fmall and clear eyes, which it often fhuts, and 
almoft indifcernable. 
C 
The under part of the head, with the appearance of its mouth, is repre e 
■ nt D. 
The organ which fpreads from between the wings, and has been now r irI “T t i,c 
inveftigated, having, to the bell of the author’s knowledge hitherto efeap ^ 
obfervation of naturalifts, was therefore examined with deliberate care a d g 
pulous attention, during repeated efforts to afcertam the truth, while comp 
the drawing. The animal itfelf, though when taken from its native 
it loll many of its moll expreffive and diftmgmftung charaders, is p ;<i 
in fpirits, as containing a memorial of thefe fads, of which ,t ,s .ropoffibk <° * 
other ocular demonftration to thofe who live at a diftance from the fea- 
