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The firuéture of Crabs, and other cruflaceous Fifh is fo in- La sia = Cancres, & des autres pailton: cruftacés eft fi dif 
ég 
i laritié des 
tricate, they being compofed of fo many irregular parts, ficile 4 expliquer exaétement, a ca e Virregu 
that an exadl ph Sate ke without the figure, would be partics dont ils ee compat, a une eter Sa ee 
very tedious to the reader; I foall therefore content au Leéteur, fans le fecours de ; fig aur 
myfelf to defcribe them in fewer words, yet fufficient ceft pourqu oi je me Seatiniare de os as en cae e mots, 
\ to diftinguifh them from others of the fame tribe ; hoping qui ae cependant pour le es diftingue us ee oe 
the figures will make amends for any deficiencies in the la méme claffe; dans Vefpérance que Be one upp 
deferiptions ace ai manquera aux defcriptions. 
CANCELLUS Maximus Bahamenfis. 
The Sea Hermit-Crab. Bernard |’Hermite de ee 
E Crabe étoit 
ss 
“HIS Crab was eight inches aaa 
the eyes, when extended from th 
fockets, a full inch in length; on 
each fide of the eyes was a fhort 
horn : a the nofe proceed two Z 
Dae ers; one pair much da antennes, dont 3 paire eft beau ucoup plus courte que 
fhorter oat the its. iad forked at their ends ; Pautre, © fourchue d fon extremité. De chagee 6 cbté 
on each fide of the mouth are a pair of pincers or gp Ja bouche 2% a une paire de ferres ou de 
fhort claws. It had two large fealy claws, alike corres. Elle avoit deux grandes pattes ‘cailenfes, 
in fize and fhape, having three joints in each; the  zoutes femblables en forme & en grandeur, ayant 
head, legs, claws, and fore-part of the body cru- chacune trois articulations: la téte, les ja. bes 
es, Le 
ftaceous: the hind-part, which is the larger part Jerres, & la partie anterieure du corps ae crupacees + 
h is of a tender flefhy fubftance, and la partie poftérieure du corps, qui eft la plus grande, 
covered only with a thin fkin; the head is large ee ‘Mest eae eet cad Fe ad ce ie ; 
a a ie a“ eo ae la partie cruftacée du corps eft courte, avec fix cétes 
a)» ‘ ae Ss étendent dans fa longueur: une pee de petit bouclier 
biter fhield crofles the body, at the joining oy geinj-cercle e % le corps dans Vendroit ot la 
eruftaceous to the tender part; from under partie cruftacée, & la partie charnue fe joignent : il 
whith, and on the back of the Fifh, grow two {mall Sort de deffous ce oie irk le dos du poiffon deux pe- 
legs with four joints each, and forked at the ends ; vites pattes a quatre articulations chacune, & fourchues 
a little above which grow two more fuch like legs @ /eurs extremités: un peu au defjus de celles-ci il y @ 
of three joints each, above which are four more, ux autres pattes a trois articulations chacune, au 
two of a fide, me longer and flenderer, having deffus defy quelles il y en a quatre de plus, deux de 
Fe ve joints a-piece: all thefe are fet with briftly chaque cote, deadee plus longues & plus etroites, qué 
corps eff divifée en onze jessy ou divifions par div 
rings; 1 : 
gs3 it tapers and grows very {mall towards the membranes circulaires, ot anneaux elle va en dimi- 
tail, which is again cruftaceous; out of it arifes nuant, & devient fort menue vers la gutetie 
three croo claws befet with briftles, by whic uffi cruftacee : il en fort trois ongles crochus garnis 
the creature holds itfelf faft in the fhell it hath de poils, & ¢ eur moyen gue cette créature 
chofen for its oO by hooking thefe claws s’attache fortement a la coquille qu'elle a choifie pour 
into the {mall turns or {piral cavities mee from fon habitation, en accrochant ces onglés dans les petites 
one fide ofthe fethy part of t E four ne ae ou la cavite fpirale de cette coguille : 
ody a 
tufts of hair, fomewhat een aida each dun cite de cette partie charnue naiffent pei died “ 
about two jack long, and on the other fide are ten “2 ? ails ge plenty Cee ge CO 
or twelve fmall fhort tufts of hair. Thefe Crabs at ie Ee va ae Haare rie i 
: a dix ou douze flies s touffes de poils courts. Ces 
f Caner Je logent a le coguillage que Lifter 350. 
12. xomme Buccinum magnum variegatum. 
parts of fea, near the fhores of the Bahama Je tiennent dans les ba fonds “proche des vies Ue 
Iflands; and, like the Land ae get into § Bahama; & de méme que le bernard l'hermite de 
thofe fhells only that are empty, n che daa terre, ils m entrent ss dans les coguilles vuides, Sans 
any Fifh of its fhell; and therefore have been im- chaffer aucun poiffon de : beers c eff donc fieas: raifon 
ptoperly called the Soldier-Crab. qu on les a appelés Sold 
Lithophyton compreffum obfcure lutefcens marginibus purpureis afperis. 
Pl 
ants grow at es of tt he thallow feas of Ca Plantes croiffent Gut fond des bas fonds des tles Bahama. 
t bama Mlands ; o rive to the height 
of near three feet, though moft of them not above half fo high: la wis ne  parcinnent pe Ae ; ie ye BS idm 
the joints are thinner, and grow at greater diftances than an Les neuds e ins nombreux: "s sehr ae ette hauteur, 
other of the coralline kind, I have obferved: the ches are es rst amats obfervé : don gt the Ani 
fomewhat flat, of a dufky yellow oie olour, with a faint. Les branches font on peu plattes, d’un jaune Wie nte Pees 
ftain of purple at the edges, which is not peculiar to this Plant, e patlle, avec un tes uance de ee ver. " : nies se 
but is what a Brest many other fab facies, befides the fea fhrubs, ef pas particulier & cette Ply ule, mais ce . abfirte [rune 
are much liable to dans ie fee fubfianee outre i ar oe cae 105. , 
