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all his illnesses, arising for the most part from the 

 results of exposure, he should have done so much, 

 and continued his self-sacrificing investigations so 

 long. But he seems to have been borne up through- 

 out by his scientific enthusiasm, and by his invincible 

 determination. 



The Podocerus capillatus, to which Mr. Bate re- 

 peatedly directed Edward's attention, is a very inter- 



NESTS OF NEST-BUILDING CRUSTACEA. 



esting Crustacean. It is about a quarter of an inch 

 long. It is beautifully variegated, and builds its 

 nests in a very bird-like manner in submarine 

 forests. Edward found it in the rock-pools off Banff, 

 where it built its nests on Corallina officinalis. The 

 nest consists chiefly of a fine thread-like material 

 woven and interlaced. The form of the nest is some- 



