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GAMMARIDiE. 



is long, tapering, slightly curved, and deeply serrated 

 upon the inner margin. The second pair of legs have 

 the wrist short ; the hand is ovate, having the palm 

 oblique, and about half its length, or about the same 

 length as the inferior margin ; it is concave, armed with 

 two obtuse spines, and a short obtuse submarginal tooth. 

 The finger is curved, sharp, and deeply serrated upon 

 the inner margin. The walking legs are nearly of one 

 length. The last pair of caudal appendages scarcely 

 reach beyond the extremity of the preceding pair. 



The animal, from which this description and figure 

 are taken, was among the numerous specimens sent to 

 us by our esteemed correspondent Mr. Edward, of 

 Banff. 



The following vignette of Taylor's Castle, with Burg- 

 head and the Sutors of Cromarty in the distance, was 

 kindly drawn for us by Miss Gordon Cuming, of 

 Altyre. 



