[28.] “Ascidian,” as-sidˈi-an.
[29.] “Lamprey,” lamˈpry.
[30.] “Marsipobranchii,” mar-sipˈo-brankˈĭ.
[31.] “Lamprey pie.” Lampreys were formerly held in high esteem for the table, and it was an old custom for the city of Gloucester annually to present a lamprey pie to the sovereign. Worcester, also, is famous, for its pies and potted lampreys.
[32.] The American lamprey likes best shallow places in rapidly flowing streams where there are pebbly bottoms. Out of the pebbles it builds its circular nest of stones, which vary in size from a hen’s egg to a cannon ball. It carries the stones in its mouth. The eggs are laid in these nests, and the young remain here until able to care for themselves. For full account of nest building fishes see the Christmas number of Harper’s Monthly for 1883.
[33.] “Nictating membrane.” “A thin membrane at the inner angle of the eye, capable of being drawn across the ball beneath the lid, as in birds and some ruminant animals; the third eyelid.”—Webster’s Dictionary.
[34.] “Operculum,” ō-perˈcu-lum.
[35.] “Vascular,” vasˈcu-lar. Consisting of vessels. The vascular system in animals contains the arteries, veins, and like parts.
[36.] “Elasmobranchii,” e-lasˈmo-brankˈĭ.
[37.] “Teleosti,” tē-lē-osˈti.