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of fine long setae or hairs. Carpus with three subequally large 

 inner spines on front edge superiorly and two similar ones on 

 lower edge, from latter two more smaller ones form external 

 series backward. Merus compressed, nearly broad as hand, with 

 small thorn above and several below. First to fourth perseopods 

 gradually smaller, all quite hairy or with setae, especially dactyls, 

 hands of all, and hind edge of merus of first pair. Merus of first 

 pair with one thorn on lower edge, and merus of second pair with 

 three thorns on lower edge. All dactyls of first to fourth 

 perseopods simple, though strongly compressed and not sharply 

 pointed. Color mostly light brownish or reddish-brown. Pleo- 

 pods large, well fringed with hairs. Length 48 mm. 



Remarks. — The range of this species is along our coasts, frorn 

 Massachusetts to the shores of the Southern States. According 

 to Verrill it lives on muddy shores and digs deep burrows near 

 low-water mark, in the tenacious mud or clay, especially where 

 there are decaying sea weeds buried beneath the surface. The 

 burrows are roundish, half an inch to an inch in diameter, very 

 smooth within, and go down oblicjuely for the distance of one or 

 two feet, and then run off laterally or downward, in almost any 

 direction, to the depth of two or three feet, and are usually quite 

 crooked and winding. The animal is quite active, swimming 

 rapidly and jumping back energetically. It is eagerly devoured 

 by such fishes as are able to capture it. When living the colors 

 are quite elegant. Along the back a broad band of mottled red- 

 dish-brown, which contracted on next to last segment, each side 

 of band mottlings fewer, and surface somewhat hairy. Last 

 segment and appendages of preceding one thickly specked with 

 reddish-brown, and their edges fringed with gray hairs. 



I have two examples, one from the Finger Channel in Great 

 Egg Harbor Bay and the other from the inlet at Atlantic City. 

 I examined the stomachs of two examples of Sterna hirundo, 

 killed at Sea Isle City on August 21st, 191 2. In one the remains 

 of Upogebia aiUnis were found, while in both portions of Menidia 

 menidia notata were discovered. Mr. Witmer Stone found it at 

 Point Pleasant. Dr. R. J. Phillips secured a number at Corson's 

 Inlet. 



