01 
Three males of this species which had cast their shells were 
measured on August 24th, 1900, at Cullercoats. 
Original Si/e A in. (12*7 nun.) 
ltate of Increase. 
1 
Soft Crab in. (15*1) mm.) 
Original Size A in. (12*7 nun.) 
Soft Crab },t"in. ( 1 7 * 5 mm.) 
... ... 2,-y 
Original Size U in. (280 nun.) 
k 
Soft Crab 1A in. (38*1 nun.) 
The first two specimens would come into the Chart just midway 
between A and B, and would be according to the scheme here 
adopted about 1 year 8-4 months old. The third specimen would 
be in t lie same wav, 2 years 8-4 months old. 
For the following table giving the results of a series of careful 
measurements and weighings made on the living crabs, 1 am 
indebted to a student of the Natural History Department of the 
College, Mr. C. N. Dodd, A.Sc. 
TABLE II. _ COMMON SHORE CRAB — Cnrcinus w„nns. 
ito. 
Breadth. 1 
Weight 
Onus. 
Sox. 
Date. 
Breadth. 
Weight 
t Inn. 
Sex. 
In. 
Mms. 
In. 
Mms. ^ 
02 
100*2 
. 28 
1-4 
35*5 
0-8 
Female 
... 
April 0 
1*9 
48*3 
27*1 
Female 
Berried 
t » 
1-2 
30-4 
8-1 
» V 
... 
ft ft 
1*9 
48*3 
23*25 
... 
21) 
1*95 
40*5 
22*87 
ft 
... 
ft f » 
1*8 
46*2 
18*7 
t f 
... 
1-2 
30-4 
7*80 
Male 
005 
24 1 
3*9 
Female 
April 0 
1*75 
44 4 
21*3 
Female 
Berried 
31 
1*7 
43*2 
21*8 
f f 
Berried 
” " 
1*5 
38*1 
11*55 
f f 
... 
1-6 
40 0 
15*0 
M ... 
1 1 M 
1*45 
30*8 
11*9 
Male 
... 
? t 
1*5 
38- 1 
14*0 
Male 
.. 30 
2*7 
08*0 
&5 0 
Female 
Berried 
1 1 
1-4 
35-5 
10*4 
Female 
2*55 
04*7 
00*5 
ft 
f t 
» 1 
11 
27-0 
5*75 
Male 
ft f ♦ 
2*5 
63*5 
62*15 
1 1 
f f 
♦ » 
1075 
27-3 
4*7 
t » 
ft ft 
2-5 
63*5 
56*35 
Male 
... 
105 
250 
4*00 
Female 
t * ft 
2*5 
03*5 
63*5 
Female 
Bet ried 
4 
205 
74 0 
100*05 
Male 
ft ft 
2*45 
0*2*2 
55*2 
1 1 
1 1 
t » 
1-55 
30-4 
15*6 
) » 
f f ft 
2*35 
59*7 
51*4 
f t 
ft 
9 
2 45 
62*2 
44*0 
ft ft 
2*35 
59*7 
47*9 
Male 
... 
2-3 
58-4 
38*375 
ft ft 
2*35 
59*7 
39*2 
Female 
... 
21 
53-3 
35*9 
1 1 
1 1 ft 
2*3 
58*4 
43*55 
i* 
Berried 
1*95 
450 
31*75 
Female 
2*3 
58*4 
41*1 
• » 
ft 
105 
45 0 
26*4 
» t 1 1 
20 
50*8 
35*0 
ft 
f I 
10 
48-3 
25*2 
Male 
... 
ft ft 
1*95 
49*5 
, 30*5 
Male 
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