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discover if the species exists elsewhere on our coast to the south- 

 westward of Halifax, from which region, with the exception of 

 Sandford, it has so far not been reported. 



3 Inhabitants of the districts where it was found, had not 

 noted the species before, which, although not evidence of much 

 weight, tends to increase the probability that it had been intro- 

 duced by natural agencies within comparatively recent years. 



4. Individuals from Nova Scotia seem to mature when of a 

 slightly smaller size than do those of more southern regions, but 

 this is not sufficiently pronounced to be at all varietal. 



Provincial Museum. Halifax, N. S., 

 12th December, 1919. 



