61 
king-crab ; rariiia ; calappa or crested-crab ; gecar- 
cinris or land-crab ; dromia; mitbrax or spiny-crab; 
birgus ; pagurus or bermit-crab ; scyilarus or scale- 
crab ; palinurus or cray-fisb, of wbicb tbe sinootb- 
taiied, tbe spotted and gigantic are tbe most re¬ 
markable. 
Table 37. In tbis table tbe old genera serpula 
or worm-shell and dentalinm or tootb-sbell are de¬ 
posited. ' 
Tables 39 to 42 contain echinodermata, such 
as asterias or star-bsb; opbiura or snake’s-tail; 
alecto ; gorgonecepbalus or Medusa’s-bead ; [pla- 
cnna ; echinus or sea-egg; &c. 
Cases 43 to 46 contain corals of various sorts^ 
as madrepores, gorgoniae, &c. The last is at pre¬ 
sent a store case. 
NINTH ROOM. 
In tbis room are deposited various petrifactions, 
together with osseous fossil remains. Among tbe 
former may be particularized a considerable suite 
of Ecbinodermatous animals distributed into ge¬ 
nera and species. Among tbe latter tbe more re¬ 
markable are tbe following:—A fossil human skele¬ 
ton, imbedded in limestone, from Guadaloupe, 
presented by tbe Lords Commissioners of tbe Ad¬ 
miralty.—Skeleton of an animal of tbe natural 
order of salamanders, formerly mistaken for bu- 
ROOM. IX. 
Nat. Hist. 
ROOxM IX. 
Nat. Hist. 
man. 
