Pee 
Sheringham and Runton, and brought towards the Wash, with- 
out exception, turned back. From Kelling the recaptured crabs 
travelled along the coast from 1 to 11 miles, from Salthouse 2 
to 84 miles, from Cley 34 to 154 miles, and from Brancaster 21 
to 25 miles. Tidal currents, etc., did not prevent the home- 
ward movements of the crabs, as it was done from opposite 
directions—from the south-east and north-west, according to 
the run of the coast. . 
402 Notes and Comments. 
PRODIGAL CRABS. 
One Norfolk crab migrated to another county. This 
went the long distance from Sheringham to Flamborough, on 
the Yorkshire coast. One Lincolnshire crab also left its own 
waters. This travelled from Mablethorpe to the clayholes on 
the shore at Brancaster, Norfolk. One hundred marked 
Mablethorpe crabs were set free on the ground they came from, 
and with the exception of the one which crossed over to Bran- 
caster, no crab was recaptured at a greater distance than four 
miles from the place of its liberation. With regard to the 364 
crabs which were brought from the Yorkshire coast, labelled, 
and set free along the Lincolnshire coast, as far south as Skeg- 
ness, only 27 as yet have been sent in for rewards. Twenty of 
these returned to their own coast, crossing the Humber in so 
doing. All would have to walk a long distance, even if they went 
direct. The distance between some of the places is as follows :— 
From To Miles 
Sutton-on-Sea PLOMNGER. <5 
Ingoldmells Horséa aysiu ta ane 
Huttoft Flamborough .. .. 69 
Skegness Flamborough] 2. -.4 976 
Winthorpe Piley <<. 3 Giga es 
Five of the other recaptured Yorkshire crabs went a con- 
siderable distance north towards home, and two remained 
where set free. Not a single Yorkshire crab was recaptured 
south of the place of liberation. 
YORKSHIRE CRABS. 
Of the 20 Yorkshire crabs which returned from Lincoln- 
shire to their own coast, two, a male and a female, were taken 
from the same trap and at the same time, although there were 
over a thousand traps set in the locality. Both crabs were 
originally caught on the 19th September, Igto, near Easington, 
Yorkshire, and after being labelled, the female was set free off 
Saltfleet, Lincolnshire, and the male off Huttoft, some distance 
further along the same coast. They were recaptured on 13th 
June of this year, and in addition to the catching of them when 
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