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COROPHIID^. 



rect, there is but a single branch, terminating in a double 

 hook. 



This genus appears to be a northern form, and one 

 which has not been very frequently observed. The 

 animals dwell in tube-like nests, apparently open only 

 at one end, and generally of a very cylindrical form. 

 The inhabitants correspond in form with their abodes, 

 the legs being short and furnished with sharp minute 

 fingers which enable them to progress or retire within 

 their dwellings. 



The following vignette represents some Welsh girls 

 picking cockles off the pier-head at Swansea. 



GIRLS PICKING COCKLES. 



