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was not at all injured. It had been seen for five or six months previously 
in that neighbourhood hawking about a trout-stream. It is now in con- 
finement, and seems to be doing well—J. H. Hurcuryson (Bridlington). 
Hasits oF THE Great Pree-Fisa.—In a glass vase in the east saloon 
of the Royal Aquarium, Westminster, is a fine brood of the Great Pipe-fish, 
Syngnathus acus, recently developed there, affording a good opportunity for 
observing a portion of the economy of this curious animal. The parent 
of these little strangers (the male) was received some weeks ago, and on 
arrival it was observed to carry ova, which had been previously transferred 
to its “ pouch” by a female, before captivity. How long the ova had been 
thus carried I am unable to state, but they then appeared to be in an early 
stage of development, for they visibly enlarged in the pouch, causing it 
to distend very considerably. As most naturalists know, this curious 
transference of the eggs from the female to a pouch-like process of the 
male is a part of the life-history of this species. It has not yet been 
satisfactorily decided how long the ova are carried by the males, but that 
it is for some time has been proved in this instance; for the actual 
separation of the young from the parent occurred at least seven weeks 
after the arrival of the latter in this Aquarium. I cannot corroborate the 
statement of some authors that the young, on alarm, return to the pouch 
of the male for safety. On this occasion the young seemed, immediately 
after birth, to disperse in any direction over the tank in which they were 
confined. This being a large one, some of them were at times several 
yards distant from the parent, which, when touched, simply looked after 
its own safety, and the young had to take care of themselves. These little 
Syngnathi are now (July 4th) about three weeks old, and are an inch and 
three-eighths long, having grown double their own length in about fourteen 
days. They are feeding well upon minute organisms, which they find 
amongst the vegetation growing in the vase. I have every reason to expect 
rearing them to maturity, which will be a matter of great interest, for I am 
right, I believe, in stating that this is the first instance of the development 
of the young of this species in a public Aquarium.—Joun T. Carrineron, 
(Naturalist and Curator Royal Aquarium, Westminster). 
Lone-LeccepD Spier Cras at Penzance.—I have taken in my 
trammel here a specimen of the Long-legged Spider Crab, Stenorhynchus 
phalangium, having conspicuously the small single bristle at the apex of the 
eye, noted by Prof. Bell. It is stated by him to be common, but that is 
not my experience of it in Mount’s Bay. I have neither taken nor seen a 
specimen of it for several years.—THomas Cornisu (Penzance). 
CorrecTion oF Error.—In the reports of the Liunean Society in our 
August number a few misprints have accidentally crept in, for which 
the reporter is not responsible, as no proof for correction was sent him. 
Adopting the official routine, the printer also added “ Secretary” to the 
