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end. This character of the dactyls is sufficient to distinfuiyh this 

 from any other species of the hfrnhardus type. Tlic coloi- is dark in 

 most specimens. 



The dact}^ of the large hand Juis a horny tip on the prehensile edije 



Pagurus aleuticus. 



in old and young. In alashensis this character is present in the young 

 only, as is also true of acadiaiwx. 



Owen's remarks on the two specimens taken at Kamchatka will apply 

 well enough to this species. The color is usual h^ ''a dirty brown hue, 

 and the left hand is quite variable.'' 



