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crenulata, animal and shell still in partnership. As this was the 

 first one I had seen alive, I was more delighted than if I should 

 have been over the discovery of a continent. I have all the conti- 

 nents I want, but am always ready for another giant key-hole. 



Having all paid our respects to our new acquaintance, and re- 

 covered somewhat from the shock of finding something we really 

 wanted, we gently put him to rest in the pail of sea water carried 

 by the " zoologist," and we proceeded on our way to other " finds." 

 Not many minutes later another Lucapina met my delighted gaze, 

 and with fewer demonstrations than before, he was seized and sent 

 at once to join his brother. 



By this time we had come to the bed of mussels, clams and oysters 

 which had begun to be exposed to view. We had reason to look 

 for rock oysters, Hinnites giganteus, in that section of the country, 

 but as collecting them had never been much in our line before, it 

 took us some time to learn how to find them. They were so muddy 

 and looked so much like other things for which we had no use, that 

 we could'nt always be sure of what we were getting, till afterward. 

 While Mr. T. wrestled with that problem, I amused myself by 

 springing pleasant surprises on cup and saucer limpets, Criicibulum 

 spinosum, and transferring them to my basket irom their happy 

 homes on stones, old shells, broken glass, etc. As this was a new 

 kind of limpet for me to collect alive in any quantity, and of good 

 size, I laid in a good supply. Occasionally specimens of Lutricola 

 alta, Semele decisa,Sanguinolaria Nutiallii, Psammobia rubro-radiata, 

 Bulla nebulosa and Haminea virescens were found along here. 



A little further on we began to find quantities of Heterodonax 

 bimaculatm, of a larger size than we had found in San Pedro Bay, 

 of various colors, purple, salmon, white and striped, every one too 

 beautiful to leave ! 



A few minutes before time for our return boat, our most exciting 

 capture was made, that of a devil fish, presumably 18 inches or 

 more from tip to tip (he would'nt lie still to have his measure taken). 

 He was ruthlessly torn from the hole under a stone where he was 

 domiciled, and, in spite of his writhes and wriggles, was consigned 

 to the sea water pail, which by this time was filled to overflowing 

 with star-fish, sea-cucumbers and the not to be overlooked giant 

 key-holes. Now the star-fish were respectfully invited to take a 

 back seat in some of the numerous bags, etc., which we have learned 

 to carry for just such emergencies, that his majesty, the devil fish, 



