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by the attraction of a light. They will devour fishes that are 
left for a time dead in a net; and arc themselves excellent food 
bearing a considerable resemblance to tripe. 
SQUID. L. Media. Fleming’s Br. An., p. 253. Pennant, 
pi. 29. fitr. 45. Abundant, but rarer in winter. 
SMALL W INGED CUTTLE. L. Sepiola. Fleming’s Br. 
An., p. 253. Pennant, pi. 29. fig. 46. 
I have seen only one specimen, which I took from the sto- 
mach of a Whiting ; and this differed from Pennant's figure 
in having the hinder margin of the fins opposite the middle of 
the body, whereas in the plate referred to, they are placed far 
behind. 
GENUS OCTOPUS: Creeping Cuttle. 
NEGUER. O. Vulgaris. Fleming’s Br. An., p. 253. The 
figure in Pennant, pi. 28. fig. 44, well represents this species, 
except that in this the suckers are in a double row. Com- 
mon. It is scarcely capable of swimming; but it is a com- 
mon amusement of boys to cause it to climb up the ascent 
of a pole or mast. 
RADIATED ANIMALS. 
With organs regularly branched from, a common centre. 
GEVUS ECHINUS: Sea Eggs. 
SEA EGG, SEA HOG. E. Escnlentus. Fleming’s Br. An. 
p. 478. Pennant, vol. 4, pi. 34. fig. 74, without the spines. 
Common. 
Motion is effected by suckers at the end of tendrils, the spines 
acting as levers or crutches; and so firmly will the disks ad- 
here, that they are sometimes torn off in removing it from its 
station on the rock Slow in motion and without any apparent 
organ of sense, this creature will enter the crabpot and mount 
over the rods on the inner side, to the bait, placed as it is in 
a seemingly inaccessible situation 
GENUS SPATANGUS: Sand Eggs. 
SAND EGG. S. Lordatus. Fleming’s Br. An,, p. 480. 
Pennant, pi. 3. fig. 75. Local, but in some sandy places 
common. It burrows by means of the lesser spines, and 
then covers itself by the aid of the long ones on the back ; 
which thus have a very different office from those of the 
Genus Echinus. 
OVAL SAND EGG. S. Ovatus. Fleming’s Br. An., p> 
480. Less common. 
GENUS ECIIINOCYAMUS: Flat Sand eggs'. 
LITTLE SAND EGG. E. Pusillus. Fleming’s Br. An., 
p. 481. Borlase’s Nat. Hist. Corn., pi. 28, fig. 26, 
