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It is a native of the Eaft Indies, and frequently comes to us in great abundance, on 
the bottoms of our India {hips. 
The other fpecies of the Balanus are, 1. The large, open, brown Balanus. 2. The 
large, open, grey, and reddifh Balanus. 3. The low, broad, and undulated Balanus* 
called the Turban-fhell. 4. The elegantly ftriated and variegated Balanus, called the 
Tulip-fhell. 5. The broad-mouthed, purple and brown Balanus. 61 The broad¬ 
mouthed, grey Balanus. 7. The tall, broad-mouthed, elegantly variegated Balanus. 
8. The very low, brown, open Balanus. 
Of the narrower-mouthed kind there are, 1. The little, low, ftriated, narrow- 
mouthed Balanus. 2. The little, elegant, red, narrow-ribbed, fmall-mouthed Bala¬ 
nus. 3. The (lender, tall, broad-ribbed, deep purple Balanus. 4. The narrow* 
high-ribbed, fmall-mouthed, orange-coloured Balanus. 5. The thicker, grey Balanus, 
with a contracted and corrugated mouth. 6. The thick, corrugated-mouthed, purple 
and grey Balanus. 
POLLI C I P E S. 
T H E Pollicipes is a Shell-fifh of the multivalve kind * it has a long, thick, and 
flefhy pedicle, ftnaller at the bafe, and largeft at the top, on the fummit of 
which ftands the {hefty covering of the body of the animal; this is compofed of a con- 
ftderable number of fhelly laminae, of different fhapes and fizes, but aft together form¬ 
ing a triangular body, from the opening of the two ftdes of which the creature thrufts 
out it’s arms. 
The animal inhabiting this Angularly conftru&ed {hell is a Triton, defcribedin it’s 
place. 
Pollicipes fubcceruleus pediculo corpore longiore. 
^he bluijh-grey Pollicipes , with the pedicle longer than the body 0 
This is a very lingular and remarkable animal: the pedicle is an inch long, and at 
the top it is a third of art inch in diameter, and near a quarter of an inch at the bale * 
it is of a tolerably firm flefhy ftrudture, and is covered with a tough and thick fkin, 
granulated on the furface, and furrowed irregularly in a tranfverfe direction: at the 
top of this ftands the (hefty covering of the body of the animal j this is about half an 
inch long, and of a pyramidal figure j it is at the bafe equal in diameter to the top of 
the pedicle, and it terminates in a tolerably fharp point: it is compofed of an uncertain 
number of valves or pieces, the middle ones the largeft, the reft ftnaller, and furround¬ 
ing them at their bafes; they are all of them of a pyramidal figure, and fhut very 
clofely and exaCtly, unlefs when the creature chufes to throw out it’s arms : the pedi¬ 
cle is of a brownifh colour, the fhelly part a mixt bluifh, grey, and white. 
This fpecies ufually is found in great clufters together, and is not uncommon on the 
{hores of the North of Ireland, and in many other parts of Europe : the pedicle, 
when cut, is found to be compofed of a fine white and firm flefhy matter, like the 
flefh of a lobfter ; this becomes red on boiling, and is a pleafant and wholefome food. 
It is eaten in moft places, where the creature is found in any plenty, and has much of 
the tafte of the cray-fifh. 
Pollicipes fubruber pediculo longo graciliore. 
The reddifo Pollicipes , with a long and jlender pedicle. 
This fpecies is, in the whole, about two inches in length j the pedicle is more than an 
inch and a half, the fhelly part about a third of an inch : the pedicle is about a quar¬ 
ter of an inch in diameter, and is equally thick aft the way up : it’s furface is deeply 
wrinkled in an irregular manner, but moft of the wrinkles run tranfverfely $ it’s co¬ 
lour is a pale whitifh-red, and it’s fubftance flefhy, but lefs firm than in the former 
ipecies: at the top of this ftands the ftielly part, which is of a pyramidal figure, but 
fihort in proportion to it’s breadth, and is compofed of an irregular and uncertain num¬ 
ber of parts or valves, fome large, others very fmall, but all of a pyramidal figure: 
they {hut very clofe, and are of a whitfth-red colour. 
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