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room ix. Star Fish ( Asterice ), and Medusa’s Heads ( Alec - 
/o), with their finely divided arras, with which 
they filter the water, to separate the small mol- 
lusca on which they feed. The Lizard-tailed 
Star Fish ( 'Ophiura ), which attach themselves to 
coral by their flexible arms; the Sea Egg 
(Echini ), and Sea Hearts (, Spatangus ), the Sea 
Lemons, &c.; Sea Cucumbers ( Holothuria ), 
some of which are much sought after by the 
Chinese, as delicacies; and lastly, the genus 
Siphunculus. 
Case 14 contains the soft radiated animals, 
as Medusae, Physaliae, Veleliae and Actiniae, 
and the animals of various kinds of Sea Pens, 
Corals and Corallines, and also some Coralloid 
plants, preserved in spirits. 
Cases 15 and 16, between the windows, con¬ 
tain some preserved Saurian and Ophidian Rep¬ 
tiles and Amphibia; especially several species 
of Monitors, which are said to give the natives 
warning of the approach of the crocodile: the 
Guana, used as food in the West Indies, the 
Frilled Lizard ( Clamydosaiiras ), from New Hol¬ 
land, which has a large ruff on each side of its 
neck, just before the shoulders. The Sea Snakes, 
with flat lanceolate tails, and several specimens 
of the Cobra Copella, one of the most venomous 
of the serpent tribe. 
The Table Cases contain Crustacea, Arach¬ 
nids, and Insects. 
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