August 19, 1924. Portunids - Continued 
Hairs on proximal half of upper margin of movable finger ochraceous. Hairs 
on upper anterior margin of merus white grey. Ambulatory legs, dactyls, 
propodi, and carpi antwerp blue, shading on proximal half into a pale grass 
green, near upper margin meri on green shapding into the blue (but a light 
greenish one) on lower two-thirds of merus lower margin of merus white, 
dactyls marginedjwith dahlia purple and propodus on upper margin and hairs on 
lower margin of first leg propodus dahlia purple. Near proximal end upper 
margin of propodus gets sort of ochraceous and same in distal half of merus. 
Corneae grayish. Distally blue on dactyls gets lighter and purple gets more 
magenta just before ochraceous corneous claw. Paddle joint pale transparent 
almost xk turquoise, blue, margin with ochraceous, next joint; same blue and 
margins, but down center has a gxx tinged line of grass green which is 
little stronger and suffused over a larger area near either articulation, 
rest of swimming foot like carapace but with some darker olive X oil green 
spots. 
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The 5 smallest portunids are like this, not counting one with broken 
finger. 
Third (fourth) largest (Portunus (Achelous) ordwayi) quite a brownish- 
reddish pa cast. Carapace and chelipeds a grayish chestnut with french grey 
cast and spots and ecru ±x drab tinges and spots. Legs more tawny, paddle 
joints only transparent faint ocher yellow with ar ochraceous margins. Finger 
distally tawny with white, then band of burnt carmine, mostly crimson, median 
l/5 white again and basal two-fifths burnt carmine and crimson, meral and 
carpal propodal spines mostly white with faint touch of burnt carmine near 
base in 3 ® ring near tip. 
