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ftreaked, dentated, and of equal length : the 

 the other feet have but one toe : the fides of 

 the thorax are ferrated, the hind-part is long, 

 ilrong, fharp-pointei : the colour isabrownifh 

 yellow, with wlr^ifh unequal fpots : the tail 

 of i\\t female is much broader, round (with a 

 fhort point), and confifts of feven articula- 

 tions : the tail of the male is almoft triangular, 

 and has four articulations : on each fide of 

 the tail is a fmgle, long, bent brittle, which 

 is thicker below, and bears a great refem- 

 blance to the lateral rays of a fin. 



dancer minutus is the mod numerous of all 

 infers here, and feeds upon fepias and little 

 crabs. It ikipped about on the furface of the 

 water with exceeding great agility, from one 

 heap of fea-weed to another, which is fome- 

 times feveral fathoms diftant, and when it 

 caught a worm, it tore it with its chely, and 

 crammed it into its mouth bit by bit. 



The 1 2th of May, 24 . 15'. N. L. 



Yesterday and tc-day we had generally 

 a calm. 



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