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bor and near New Haven light. The body is three or four inches long 
when extended, and an inch or more in diameter, and is very changeable 
in form. The surface is nearly smooth, slightly -suleated lengthwise, 
and the color is usually pink, or pale flesh-color, translucent. The 
tentacles are numerous, short, tapering, pale greenish olive, with a dark 
band around the base, connected with a dark line radiating from the 
mouth. Toward the upper part of the body the lsurface is somewhat 
wrinkled and is capable of attaching grains of sand to itself’ When 
thrown up by the waves it contracts into a globular or pyriform shape 
and ‘somewhat resembles a boiled onion or turnip.” 
List of the species ordinarily inhabiting the sandy shores. 
ARTICULATA. 
Insects. 
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Museide, (larwe)2o-o-e5 25s 335 | Geopinus incrassatus....-- 335 
Cicindela generosa (larva) -. 336 | Phytosus littoralis ....-.... O30 
C.dorsalis:: 2") Shee 335 | Bledius cordatus.......... 300 
Ce hirticolis 2/222. 92266 ac8 6.19 S90_0cb: pallipenmis .a560 se sios2<e 339 
Cralbohintasad: se eee eek 035 | Heterocera undatus ....--. 330 
Crustacea. 
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Ocypoda arenaria .....-.--- 337 | Orchestia agilis.....-...-. 346 
Gelasimus pugilator.-......- 336, Talorchestia longicornis... 336 
Cancer irroratus: 2.25 2 ey 338 | T. megalophthalma......-. 336 
Carcinus granulatus.....-..- 312 | Lepidactylis dytiscus ..... 339 
Platyonichus ocellatus.....- 338 | Unciolairrorata........--- 340 
Libinia canaliculata ......-. 339 | Idotea irrorata. ...... +... 340 
Hippa talpoida: 202.12 s5¢2 4% S00) (eee... La Sees eee 340 
Eupagurus pollicaris......- 313. | Alpi fGsil seat Ae See 340 
Hi, LON gICANPUS 2c 9as5e%s-ee 339 | Scyphacella arenicola...--. dot 
OCrangon vulgaris ..2-..,.5:- 339 | Limulus Polyphemus...-.. 340 
Palemonetes vulgaris....-. 339 
Annelids, (Chatopods.) 
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Sthenelais picta........::.- 348 | Polydora ciliatum......... 345 
NeMnGy Ss: picbas. srear eos 348 | Diopatra cuprea ......---. 346 
EPCOMAs SD: aa vo nd Seem eee 349 | Marphysa Leidyi.....-.-.. 347 
INErEIS! VALERS ~~...) 2 skeen 341 | Lumbriconereis opalina.... 342 
TOPS CU 02) (2 Pe ee O41 iy. ~benGiS:: ./..% pee Soe 342 
Cirratulus grandis ......... 348 | Staurocephalus pallidus.... 348 
Scolecolepis viridis ......... 345 | Rhynchobolus Americanus. 342 
Ns, HOMINIS She elon Paice ae =/sixi 345 | R. dibranchiatus:...-..-.: d41 
