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attached to the side of the stomach. The shell is laterally com- 

 pressed, and is made up of a number of calcareous pieces hinged 



Fig. 52; AMEKR'AN LOBSTKK. Cape Ann, Mass. 



together. There are two common species of stalked barnacles in 

 our parts of the Atlantic. One is called Lepas fascicularis, and is 

 found floating in the Gulf Stream attached to logs and gulf weed. 

 It is small, the whole animal, including the stalk, being usually not 

 more than an inch in length. The shell is milky white, while the 

 stalk and legs are rich brown. This species is often cast ashore 

 upon our coast late in the summer. 



Lepan anatifem, Fiq. 51, is a larger and stouter species, 

 fully two inches long. It is abundant upon buoys off the Florida 

 coast, or upon ship's bottoms which have been in warm seas. It 

 occurs in the tropical parts of all oceans. 



The American 'Lohstev, fHoniarus anicficcuuis, Fig. 32). We 

 are all familiar with the general appearance of our lobster, but its 

 habits are not so well known. It ranges from Xorth Carolina to 

 southern Labrador, and is now most abundant off the Maine coast. 

 Years ago lobsters over 20 pounds in weight were not uncommon, 

 but such monsters are now very rare. A specimen 30 pounds in 

 weight and 42 inches long was, however, captured off the isew 

 Jersey coast in March, 1897. Our lobster is exceedingly variable 

 in color, being usually dark green Avith red and blue mottlings ; 



