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with three phases, just as the bee has male, female, 

 and worker." After giving a number of names, Mr. 

 Norman proceeds : " And lastly, the parasite from 

 the Common Gurnard is a species new to Britain." 



In his next letter Mr. Norman informs Edward 

 that he is again going to Shetland on a dredging 

 expedition with his friend Mr. Jeffreys. They are to 

 go in a steamer, and " ought to do good work." How 

 Edward envied them going dry-footed, well fed, 

 well-clad, and in a steamer, while he was working 

 along shore, with no tools, but his hands and his 

 bag-net. 



Mr. Norman returned from Shetland in July, and 

 immediately recommenced his correspondence with 

 Edward. "One of your shrimps," he said, "is 

 Caligus isonyx, new to our Fauna, and a very inter- 

 esting one it is. The male is as yet unknown. I 

 hope you may succeed in meeting with it." Towards 

 the end of the year Edward forwarded a number of 

 species new to Britain, amongst others Eurycercus 

 hamellatus (obtained from the stomach of the perch), 

 CJwndracantha solex, Mysis mixta, and others. In 

 one bottle of Crustaceans three new species were 

 found. The zoologists were evidently in ecstasies. 

 Mr. Norman exhibited the results of his researches at 

 the next meeting of the British Association. . In a 

 letter, dated the 15th September 1863, he observed : 

 " I enclose a list of fifteen Moray Firth Amphipoda, 

 which you have found, and which are unknown to 



