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large rivers, there is a different and larger spe- 

 cies of lobster which is frequently found in the 

 stomachs of the " river cod." This kind is called 

 " Mungola" by the aborigines, and they are 

 captured, measuring a foot and a foot and a 

 half in length, and weighing three or four 

 pounds. I examined a small one, captured in 

 the Murrumbidgee at Jugiong ; its dimensions 

 were as follow : — 



Inch. 



Length of the body . ... .4 



Length of the tail 4 



Length of the claw . . . . • ^2 

 Breadth of the body at the broadest part . 2 

 Breadth of the claw . . . -If 



Length ofthe anterior or external antennae . 7 



The colour of the upper surface of the shield 

 was dark green, with reddish tinges on the sides, 

 the rings of the tail studded with short, thick 

 spines, and similar but smaller spines on the 

 sides of the shield : the spines and claws were 

 white : the legs having been pulled off by the 

 blacks, to prevent their escape during the time 

 they were employed in catching others. I could 

 not ascertain their colour. They are found 

 under the large stones in the river, and are 

 taken by the hand when the rivers are low. 

 The natives usually seek for them in the even- 



