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The Natural Hiflory f JAMAICA. 
This Crab agrees in every thing to the Defcription of Maregrave. , 
Tt is frequent in all falt marifh Grounds, and among the Mangroves by 
Paflaoe-Fort. : 
te onakes it felf Burrows, and runs into them without any choice 
of this or that, but into every one large enougi to receive it as our 
Concys often do. 
III. Guaia apara. Maregr. Ed. 1648. p. 182. 
Ae : 
This moft beautiful Crab agrees with every Part of Marcgrave’s De- 
{cription. 
It was brought from the Cazoes. 
IV. Cirz Apoa. . Maregr. p. 183. 
Sea-Crab. 
This agrees in every thing withMarcgrave’s Defcription, only the Shape 
of a Heart varies into others, the great Claws are angular, having little. 
Points or Eminencies here and there on the Edges, it bites fo with thefe 
Claws, that the Fifhermen always, after catching, take them off for Fear. 
It iscommonly taken at Sea, tho’ none of the belt Food. 
V. Cancellus marinus minimus quadratus, Tab. 245. Fig. 1. An Carara 
una Brafilienfibus. Marcgr. p.184 ? 
This is exaGtly the fame with the other Crabs in every thing only ex- 
tremely fmall, about the Bignefs of the Figure half an Inch fquare, fmooth 
and of a grey Colour. i ad - 
Iris found onthe Sargaffo and other Submarine Sea-Plants, on the 
Noxthfide of Famaica. Columbus on finding this alive on Sargaffo float 
ing in the Sea, concluded himfelf not.far from fome. Land in the frtt 
Voyage he made on the Difcovery of the Weft-Indies. 
VI. Cancer caudatus Moluccanus C lufio dittas. Muf. Swam. p. 28. Pifcis 
monfirofas fignoc vel figuenoe araneus marinus de Lact. p. 56, Cancer perver[us 
Rumph,.Thef. anim. p. 2. Tab, xii. Lit. A. Be. ‘a 1 eval 
pais is fo common in Cabinets, that I fhall not add'to what is extant 
about if. iS ipe,. 7 | | seh 
The Tails of them are ufed by the Almouchiquois to head their Ar- 
rOWS. 7 3 : ap 
It is found fometimes in Famaica and the Caribe Wands and in the Ea/- 
Indies where tis reckon’d by fome for good Food: sesh ee a 
VII. Locuffa marina vulgaris dorfo {pinofo. The Thornback Lobfter- 
Pet. Mem, Ann. 1708.p. 5. Locufta marina. major Ej. ib: ann, 1709. p, 3, Lo- 
cufta marina, male ab Ichthyopolis aoftris,a Long Oytter Fonft. 14. t..2. A= 
drov. 104. Ge/. 485. Locujta marina, fea Carabus. -Aftacas latins, Bellon. 
P- 349 Locufta marina Rondelet, p. 535. La Langoufte. Ejufd. Gall.- p- 
385. Potiquiquya Brafil, Marcgr. Locufta marina, ejufd. p.185. 
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