lobster

Published by the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Walter Faxon’s (1848-1920) Notes on the Crayfishes in the United States National Museum and the Museum of Comparative Zoology is just as the title describes. Faxon, who succeeded Dr. Hermann Hagen as the head of the Museum of Comparative Zoology’s crustacean collection, is credited with identifying numerous new species of crayfish (or crawfish, as they are known in certain regions) and publishing over 20 academic articles.

Francis Hobart Herrick (1858-194) was a professor of biology, illustrator, and author who focused his research on shellfish and wild birds. However, Herrick’s primary passion centered on the lobster. Rich in illustrations and charts, Natural History of the American Lobster (1911) examines topics such as the natural history and development of the lobster along with its habits, natural enemies, anatomy, and physiology.