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BLUEFIELDS. 
In the shallows along the beach, and in the inter- 
stices of the rugged coral rocks, these tiny fishes swim 
in immense shoals, huddling so close together, that 
to a person looking down upon a shoal at his feet, 
not a speck, literally, of the white sandy bottom is 
visible beneath them ; the group looking like an 
uniform brownish patch. These, like the Sprats, 
form a considerable portion of the regular supply of 
the Rufous-necked Pelican, as well as of the Jack ; to 
avoid whose impetuous attacks it is, no doubt, that 
they swim so near the shore. When Jack are 
“ beating (as the phrase is) a shoal of Fry, the 
latter seem quite stupefied, and pressing together, may 
be taken with a bucket, or even with the hand : 
whereas, at other times, if ever so crowded, the 
pointing of a stick towards the water, in an instant 
clears a space beneath, so that they cannot be cap- 
tured with a dip-net, with ever so much caution. 
They are too small to be put on a hook, but they are 
much used as ground-bait, and for this purpose are 
caught by the negro fishermen, who use a cast-net of 
very fine mesh. 
THE MONK BAT. 
At first sight I was disposed to think this identical 
with the Chestnut Mastiff Bat of Phoenix Park, 
notwithstanding its inferiority of size. Careful ad- 
measurement and examination, however, soon proved 
it to be distinct, revealing essential differences in 
the external anatomy : especially in the form and 
proportions of the ear, its tragus, and the frontal 
membrane. The lips, in this species, are less pendent. 
