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The Natural Hiftory of JAM AICA. 
This is about four Inches long, very near three broad and high, 
including the Prickles, fome of which are an Inch long. The whole 
Shell is white within and fmooth, with almoft an oval Aperture for the 
Mouth, out of which, towards the Colamella iffue two more than 
Inch long hollow Prickles or Marices, which feem to be for two 
Tongues to thruft out from the Fifh. Thefe are fometimes branched, 
which Branches are likewife hollow as the Prickles. The Mouth 
is alfo finuated all round, over which Hollows are Prickles or Murizes, 
with many of which there feems to have been no Communication 
with the Fifh in the Shell. They are of different Lengths, as are 
thofe placed on a ftreight Line on the Top or Vertex of the Shell. 
The whole Shell is of a reddith brown Colour, and ftriated fpirally as 
the Voluteturn. They are fometimes milk white, which may come 
from the Lofs of their outward Skin, by polifhing, or Accidents. 
They are found of feveral Magnitudes on the Shores of famaica, 
and I have had them from Nieves. 
XVI. Baccinum fublividum, Striis nodofis & interdum muricatis exafpera- 
tum. Lift, Hist. Conchyl. Tab. 30. N° 28. Cochlea “famaicenfis vermiculata. 
Pet. Gazoph. Nat. Tab. 70. N° 11. Cat. Claff Top. N°* 564. Jamaica Wart- 
Shell, Buaccinum parvam, breve, a/perum, ej, Phil. tranf, N° 255. p. 
295-N°% 1. | 
This isan Inch long from the Mouth to the End of the apex volute, 
axis of the Shell, or Colwmella, which is fharp. It is about three quar- 
ters of an Inch in Diameter about the firft Volata, where is a round 
Mouth, cover’d witha thin black Operculum. The twirtls or Volute 
are about fix, ftriated their whole Courfe by fmali Ridges or Eminen- 
cies running the length of the Volwte, on which are placed Studs or 
Eminencies which are fometimes blunter at other Times fharper. The 
Colour is fometimes blackifh brown, and fometimes whitifh. 
I brought this from a Marfh near the farther End of the Bay 
which makes Port-Royal Harbour, and gave fome of them living to 
Dr. Liffer, who kept them alive in his Garden for a whole Summer. 
I belicve the Shell from Afcention defcribed. Phil. Tranf. N°. 255. p. 
295. as above to be a Variety of this. 
XVII. Baccinum bilingue, fubfufcum, labro craffo, rittu fobcroceo, intus 
firiato, muricatum, List, Est. Conchyl. Tab. 871. N°- 25. Muf. Sibald. 
155° An Buccinum bilingue majus tenue, ex rufo nebulatim muricatum. 
Fj. Tab. 860. No. 17? Murex biling uis Jamaicenfis vulgaris, Pet. mem. 
cur. Ann. 1708. p.189. No. 3. Murex intus rubefcens cortice tuberofo & 
afpero. Bon. p. 155. No. 300. Muf. Karcher. p. 469. No. 300. 
This Shell is three Inches long, near two Inches broad, and as high. 
The firft Winding makes the greateft Part of the Shell. The lin ieee 
ty broad and thick extended a great Way and having three Séauz’s 
two oppofite to the Clavicle, and one oppofite to them by the Cla- 
vicle, at which Places it is f{triated or tooth’d, the Mouth is white or 
reddifh. The Windings or upper End have extant Apices which are in 
fome longer in others fhorter, and continued to the End of the Spire 
in proportion diminifhing. Thefe are hollow and often rubb’d off. There 
are fome Ridges and Furrows on the Outfide of the firft Circumvo- 
lution of this fhell which are a little knotted or have blunc Apices. 
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