Bacon Scholarship - Continued 
V 
Sta. #45, Oct. 28, 1925 , Wednesday. Ponta da Cruz, Sao Francisco, Sta. Catharina 
Low tide at about 7 a.m. Went back to where I got Gebia before to get 
some pictures and found such a number and excellent chance to study them that 
I have decided to spend a couple of days. 
Got several Crangons. Smallest one, ant. 
half each abd. somite transparent chitin, 
post, half — 
Legs colorless, chelipeds maybe ochraceous rufous, becoming mummy brown 
with a touch of olive above and before groove, lighter 
4 ** 
below under groove, almost white, as is lower half of 
finger. 
In larger, non-ovigerous specimen, brown bands are wider and when 
abdomen is extended hardly see colorless areas. Telson, distal two-thirds 
burnt sienna, almostj proximal third colorless. 
front? 
Carapace of each with brown saddle above on post, l/4 light nearly 
clear on sides and before saddle, stomach a dark greenish brown (?burnt 
and? 
umber X olive), depressed areas a large hand sort of pale olive buff or sort 
of olive yellow, legs at distal ends of Joints and on upper margins with a 
narrow line of vermillion. Largest specimen ovig., brown on dorsum of carapace, 
almost the black, at least the dark, of Vandyke brown. Greater part of epimera 
colorless, only post. l/4 or 1/5 brownish. Carapace above same dark brown; 
chelipeds like preceding; carpus like hand; merus like legs. 
Chopped open lot of soft rock and got quite a number of Gebias. In 
first rock, photo'd, triangular about a foot on a side and borings '7 in 
top small part of 6 inch thick got 4 pairs (8 specimens). 
Then chopped open a more honeycombed rock, uncovered a nice burrow. 
Female seems to be in plugged burrows except for small holes for water; outside 
of plugs in burrows find males, or at least eggless ones. Pried up rock and got 
