82 THE NAUTILUS. 



While other members of this genus are not uncommon in 

 Florida and the West Indies, the New England records for this 

 particular species are few, and, according to Mr. C. W. Johnson, 1 

 are nearly all from Buzzards Bay, Woods Hole and adjacent 

 Massachusetts waters. Although the Sea Hares belong to 

 warmer regions, it is interesting to note that all the New England 

 specimens were taken in October. The mollusks disappear as 

 mysterously as they come, and neither the cause of their pres- 

 ence so far north, nor where they go, seems to have been defi- 

 nitely determined, although the high summer temperatures of 

 1906, 1910, and 1921 may be significant. 



SHORE BEEF HUNTING IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. 



BY CHAKLES F. MANT. 



Being anxious to visit the shore reefs by night on the western 

 side of this Island, Oahu, a friend and myself agreed to start 

 on the first occasion when tides were at their lowest. 



Having made all arrangements we left Honolulu at 3:00 p. m. 

 on October 18th., and motored to Kawaihapai, a two and a half 

 hours trip, part of the distance being over very bad roads and 

 trails, but our little car was staunch, and we arrived safely. 

 After a brief meal we changed into overalls, and filled our 

 torches large iron cylinders stuffed with a sack for wick. Then 

 slinging our collecting bags over our shoulders we started off 

 along the railroad track which here follows the shoreline for 

 some miles. The scenery was very wild, the mountains coming 

 down almost to the shore on the one side, whilst on the other 

 the reef-lined shore stretched as far as one could see bordered 

 with a white fringe of surf. 



After about an hour's tramp we decended to the shore, and 

 lighting one of the torches commenced our search. 



At first nothing much except a few common things were 



1 Occ. Papers, Boat. Soc. Nat. Hist., VII, Fauna New England 13, Mollusca, 

 pp. 153-4. 



