. The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology. Natural history; Zoology; Botany; Geology. 136 Mr. C. O. Waterhouse on new drawings with Gosse's specimen, lie agreed with me that the two animals were of the same species. The arm of Mr. Gosse's specimen, upon which his genua Bellidia chiefly depended, is broken off at the meros. This fact, together with the probability that the animal was exa- mined beneath a somewhat inadequate power of the micro- scope, is most likely the cause of the mistake being made by an observer so well known for his accuracy and extent of kn
. The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology. Natural history; Zoology; Botany; Geology. 136 Mr. C. O. Waterhouse on new drawings with Gosse's specimen, lie agreed with me that the two animals were of the same species. The arm of Mr. Gosse's specimen, upon which his genua Bellidia chiefly depended, is broken off at the meros. This fact, together with the probability that the animal was exa- mined beneath a somewhat inadequate power of the micro- scope, is most likely the cause of the mistake being made by an observer so well known for his accuracy and extent of knowledge. , I should not have interfered now; but hearing from Mr. Gosse that " there is not the slightest probability of his going to London," the opportunity for him to correct his own obser- vation might therefore be too long delayed. I add a figure of the first pereiopod as drawn by Mr. Gosse (fig. 1), and another taken from the same by myself (fig. 2), to which I have conjecturally added the three missing joints. Fig. 1. Fig. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original London, Taylor and Francis, Ltd
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