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net, and succeeded in obtaining a quantity of surface life, 
affording ample employment for the rest of the voyage. 
The haul consisted almost entirely of Copepoda: Calanus 
finmarchicus, Centropages typicus and C. brachiatus, Dias 
longiremis, and some other species, nearly all found on 
our British coasts. These, like all subsequent tow-nettings, 
were at once transferred to a preservative solution of 
glycerine, alcohol and water, from which they could at any 
time be mounted in glycerine jelly or Farrant’s medium. 
By this treatment the varied colours of small crustacea 
remain for the most part intact for an indefinite period. 
On the early morning of the eighth day out, we passed 
the wild headlands of Porto Santo; and soon after, the 
precipitous barren heights of the Desertas came in sight 
on our left, the mountains of Madeira rising above the 
clouds that obscured the horizon on our night. On the 
afternoon before sighting land, we passed near two good- 
sized whales, and amongst the several birds that were 
noticed was the beautiful crested hocpoo, which flew about 
the vessel for a short time when we were not less than 
150 miles from any land. 
Rounding the rocky coast of Madeira, we anchored in 
Funchal Bay, and spent most of our few hours’ stay 
tow-netting in the deep clear waters. Multitudes of the 
beautiful Physalia (Portuguese men-of-war), glittering 
with iridescent colours in the sunshine, were elegantly 
floating about the surface, and occasionally their long 
purple tentacles would get entangled or attached to the 
rope, when as we pulled up the net we were painfully 
made aware of the presence of innumerable microscopic 
lasso threads loosened from their tiny coils by the 
slightest touch. We found the Physalia plentiful wherever 
we went further south, and brought home some dried 
specimens measuring not less than eight inches in length, 
