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large rivers, tlini- is a diflerent and larger spe- 

 c\Gi^ of lol>ster wliicli is frequently found in tlie 

 Stouiarlis nf the ri\ er end/' Tin's kind is ealled 

 '* Mungola " by the aborigines, and they are 

 capttit^dy teasitriiig a foi^ mi ^ Ibioif; mi a 



ponnds. I examined a small one, eaptnred in 

 the Mnrrnnd)idgee at Jugiong ; its dimensioilS 

 were as follow 



Letigtfcoftfe^tWiiy .... 4 

 Length of the tail . , , , , 4 

 Length of the claw . . . * » ^ 



Breadth of the claw , . . .If 

 Length of the anterior or external antennae . 7 



Tlie colour of the upper i^urface of the shield 

 was dark green, with reddish tinges on the sides, 

 the rings of the tail studded with short, thick 

 spines^ and similar but smaller spinei 0$, the 

 sides of the sMeld : ihe spines an€ iE^Ia-ws wetie 

 w i ll to : the legs having been pulled off by the 

 fdacks. to ]>revent their escape during the time 

 they wei e employed in catching others. 1 could 

 not ascertain their colonr. They are found 

 undcx &e large stones In the tiv&Pt ^d are 

 taken by the hand when the rivers ar0 l0W» 

 The natives usually seek for tliem in the even- 



