August 7> 1930 - Continued 
Dug up several similar holes; got Squilla of species in 3-30 (Aug. 5> 
1930)» Color noted. 
Watched another hole. Tiny blue and yellow fish played in and out, 
dropped in some sand and raised little Xanthid. Tried to catch, but he 
liter&lly tumbled in, out of sight, in an instant. After a little he came out 
again, and, whether you believe it or not, he tried, rather began moving some 
of the pieces of coral lying about hole into it, rather over it. As can be 
noticed, some holes are thus more or less concealed by coral fragments. 
Just got out and sort of back under lumps and they slide down slopes of 
shallow (funnel) or depression at bottom of which hole lies. 
Also shovelled out an Arenicola and one long, thin worm (part at least). 
In my excavating turned up five small Crangons, four of one species, one 
of another, color noted, and picked up with bit of sand on tip of shovel the 
place where a little Port\mid or Xanthid rushed into concealment and so got 
the fellow. 
August 8, 1930. In channel between middle ground and white shoal. 
Left lab at 7:55 a.m. Sound 10 fms. off fort buoy marked on chart. Net 
on bottom at 8:30, haul up at 9:00. Course: for l/2 distance N.W., 
other half W. N.W. No. 8 buoy at end W. S.W. 
Sponges galore (sticky bottom). No shells, number of Xanthids, 
3 species quite different colored Synalpheus, 2 yellow kinds, one with blue 
other with pink fingers, and two red ones with green fingerps — 1 kind. 
Portunids. 
