They unfolded little wings and flew with them in precisely the way those did which I described on that day.
Nothing I have seen is more remarkable than the flight of these little animals; their wings are milk white and very large for their body, and as they fly, the ends, from their pliancy, bend over, which imparts to the motion a very graceful appearance; these wings are composed of a very fine membrane like that forming the wings of a bat.

At one time these little animals hovered over a single spot like a bird of prey in the air, flapping their wings in just the same manner.

At another time they darted forward with great rapidity, and the vibration of their wings was so rapid that I could not count them.

When folded up they look like very minute gelatinous animals with a black internal spot, but when touched their shell can be felt.

We saw a shoal of whales today.
We have caught lately a great many small animals, of which the following is the description; they swim about from one floating substance to another and are eaten by the little crabs which are numerous in these seas.
Length of body 0.18 inch.
Length of anterior part of body 0.1 inch.
Length of posterior part of body 0.08 inch.
Length of tail 0.08 inch.
Breadth across back 0.05 inch.
Depth from back to bottom of breast 0.06 inch.
Head and eyes, deep brilliant prussian blue; body brilliant prussian blue with a bluish green stripe on each side; tail white.