. Animal Life and the World of Nature; A magazine of Natural History. 266 Animal Life. THE SHOBB CHAB. which the numerous eggs are collected until the time for hatching arrives. Now in thecase of the Masked Crab the eggs are sufficiently protected by the retiring habits of thefemale, so we find that her tail is small and not much broader than that of the the eggs are ripe for hatching they are sent up through the breathing-tube sothat the young may find themselves in the clear water, free to go whither they the Masked Crab is plentiful on our coasts where there are stretc
. Animal Life and the World of Nature; A magazine of Natural History. 266 Animal Life. THE SHOBB CHAB. which the numerous eggs are collected until the time for hatching arrives. Now in thecase of the Masked Crab the eggs are sufficiently protected by the retiring habits of thefemale, so we find that her tail is small and not much broader than that of the the eggs are ripe for hatching they are sent up through the breathing-tube sothat the young may find themselves in the clear water, free to go whither they the Masked Crab is plentiful on our coasts where there are stretchesof sand it is little known owing to its secluded habits, but dead specimens may oftenbe found after gales, and living ones may be obtained in plenty by examining theground-seans which have been hauled after dark. At the beginning of these notes we have suggested that a comparision of the MaskedCrab and the Shore Crab should be made, as the best means of realizing themodifications of form and structure that have taken place in order to fit the formerfor its special habits. To mak
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