262 Of the Proteus *. 
In SubAarice and Colour re fern bled a SnaiFs % 
the Shape thereof was fomewhat elliptical^ 
but pointed at one End, whilft from the 
other a long, flender, and finely propor¬ 
tioned Neck ftretched itfelf out, and was 
terminated with what I judged to be an 
Head, of a Sige perfectly fuitable to the 
other Parts of the Animal. In £hort, with¬ 
out the leaf! Fancy, which is ever care** 
fully to be guarded againft in the Ufe of the 
Microfcope, the Head and Neck, and indeed 
the whole Appearance of the Animal, had 
no little Refemblance to that of a Swan; 
>vith this Difference however, that its Neck 
was never raifed above the Water, as the 
Neck of a Swan is, but extended forwards, 
or moved from Side to Side, either upon the 
Surface of the Water, or in" a Plane nearly 
parallel to the Surface thereof. 
N° XL Plate X. 1. is an exadt Reprefen« 
tation of this extraordinary Animal the fir A 
Time I ever faw it. 
Its Size was about equal to that of the 
Wheel-Animal\ whole general Form may 
be diftingui£hed well enough by the fourth 
Glafs of Mr. Cuff's Microfcope , though the 
frft is necefiary to form a Judgment of 
its feveral Parts. It fwam to and fro with 
great Vivacity, but flopped now and then 
for a Minute or two, during which Time 
its long Neck was ufually employed, as far 
as if could reach, forwards, and on every 
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