. Sea and land [microform] : an illustrated history of the wonderful and curious things of nature existing before and since the deluge ... : being a natural history of the sea illustrated by stirring adventures with whales ... : also a natural history of land-creatures such as lions, ... : to which is appended a description of the cannibals and wild races of the world, their customs, habits, ferocity and curious ways. Zoology; Natural history; Zoologie; Sciences naturelles. 68 8£A AND LAND. CHAPTER 'HI. MORRIS^ E MONSTERS OF THE DEEP. 5NE of the most beautiful creatures of the sea is the Nauti
. Sea and land [microform] : an illustrated history of the wonderful and curious things of nature existing before and since the deluge ... : being a natural history of the sea illustrated by stirring adventures with whales ... : also a natural history of land-creatures such as lions, ... : to which is appended a description of the cannibals and wild races of the world, their customs, habits, ferocity and curious ways. Zoology; Natural history; Zoologie; Sciences naturelles. 68 8£A AND LAND. CHAPTER 'HI. MORRIS^ E MONSTERS OF THE DEEP. 5NE of the most beautiful creatures of the sea is the Nautilug, or Argonauta, thoMgh it has a family alliance with the lioi- rible of horrors, the great polypus, which we will sooo do ^W^ scribe. There is in reality ; slight difference between tht nautilus and the argonauta, but so geneially are they confoundefi th ;t they will here be treated as the same. Its body is cval iu shape and. THE NAUTILUS, IN THREE POSITIONS. reposes in a shell to which, however, there is no muscular attachment, and it may therefore be cast at pleasure. About its head are eight tentacuise, or fleshy arms, which are furnished with saucer-shaped Buckers. The two principal arms terminate with palmated mem- branes, which act like sails to bear it along the surface of the water. Its shell is shaped like a fairy vessel, and when on the surface pre- seut» a very beautiful appearance r but the argonauta not only Bails, but swims as well, by driving water through a locomotive tubr <?;'lled the aiphunck' Sometimes be crawls oa the bottom, and i ')er. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Buel, J. W. (James William), 1849-1920. Toronto : J. S. Robertson
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