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wholly ditt'croiit. If. is oval in niilliue and about t\vo and (jne-lialf 

 inclies liiiio-, T)ie back is arched and covered Avith a smooth, hard, 



Fis-s. 6/: SAXriliUG. Sontlierii Sljore of r,oiig Island. 



yelhnvish-whito'. slielL The abdomen is Inroad, and is folded for- 

 ward along I lie under side of the bod^y The principal feelers are 

 cnridusly feathered, and are t.iften carried curled back against the 

 sides of the Liody. The eyes are minute l)lack specks at the ends 

 oT a ]iair of long, slender stalks. 



This creature lives in shallow water along sandy beaches. It 

 is very active, and swims and bnrro\vs with great rapidity. It is 



Fig. 'i.i ,■ M.VNTIS SHunil'. Kroiii a specimen iii Uie .Xew Ymk Aqiuiiiiim. 



quite common along the hot, sandy shores of Xew Jersey and Long 

 Island, and makes a good bait for lishes. 



The ilantis Shrimp, (S<iiiilla cinpiisii, Flq. lio ). This is often 

 called the ilantis shrimp on account of ihe more or less general 

 resemfilaiice lietweeii its claws and those of the I'l-aving iJantis. 



