LIST OPertE "CRUST Atma 
OF THE 
NORTH-EAST COAST OF SCOTLAND 
BY GEORGE SIM. 
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To prevent confusion, and at the same time to render justice to 
those who have preceded him in this branch of study, the 
writer thinks it best first to enumerate those species which have 
come under his own observation, the sphere of his labours being 
the coasts of the counties of Banff, Aberdeen and Kincardine, 
and to conclude with the names of his predecessors, mentioning 
where the results of their labours may be found. 
One point in this subject which may be here adverted to, is 
the great necessity of a new and thoroughly revised edition of 
“ Bell’s British stalk-eyed Crustacea.” That this is an admir- 
able and useful work cannot be disputed, but there is a want of 
order in it which is very troublesome. What is required is a 
regular system of description, always beginning with the same 
organ, let it be head or tail, legs or carapace, no matter which, 
but let the beginning be always at the same place, and follow a 
regular order throughout the whole work, with say, the distinc- 
tive characters of each species placed in italics, so that they may 
be seen at aglance. As it is, the descriptions of scarcely two 
species begin at the same point, and in some instances, it is 
nearly impossible to see in what they differ. For this reason, 
and also that descriptions might be added of the many new 
genera and species discovered since the publication of the above 
mentioned work, few we think will deny that a new edition is a 
desideratum. 
The following abreviations have been used to indicate the 
frequency or otherwise of the various species. Common, 6. 
Very Common, v. c. Frequent, Fr. Rare, kr. Occasional, 0. 
Rather Rare, Rk. Rk. Very Rare, V. R. 
