THE CRAW FISH. 



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The Shrimp is much smaller than the Prawn, and is by no means 



so much esteemed for the table aa 

 this. It frequents sandy sea-shores 

 in great abundance, and not unfre- 

 ' quently enters harbors, and even the 

 ditches and ponds of salt-marshea. 

 Its habits and economy are, in most 

 respects, similar to those of the 

 Prawn. 



THE COMMON, OR FRESH-WATER CRAW-FISH. 



Craw-fish are found in many rivers, edged in holes whic^» they 

 form in tlie clayey banks; and their presence is generally esteemed an 

 evidence of the goodness of the water. They are frequently caught by 

 sticks split at the end, with a bait inserted in the cleft, and stuck in the 



