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from the North Sea, the value of Latin and Latinized terms iu 

 nomenclature the world over, and of the difference of geographical 

 names written in Danish. This article is also illustrated with pen 

 and ink drawings of the shells mentioned in his report. These are 

 are all omitted from the following paper. M. B. W.). 



Now as to the shells themselves. There were no large specimens, 

 the largest bivalve being a fat horse mussel Modioln mod wins var. 

 umbilicata, about four inches long. The shell is white and thin, the 

 epidermis brown and glossy, with a tendency to become hairy near the 

 front of the shells. It greatly resembles the Modiolas of our coast. 

 Cyprinfi ixfniidlea, three inches long, is a nearly circular bivalve, 

 with strong hinge teeth and external ligament, and in shape it 

 greatly resembles an ordinary quahog. The whole exterior, how- 

 ever, is covered with a black epidermis which makes it look like a 

 monster Cyclas from our brooks. 



Of gasteropod shells the largest is the historic Fnsus antiques, the 

 "waring buckle" that Woodward speaks of, which used to be em- 

 ployed as a lamp, 1 the slender canal being just fitted for a little 

 wick. This Fusus is an elegant shell, tapering equally at both ends, 

 the whorls well rounded, and the surface divided into minute cheeks. 

 It seems like an old friend from beyond the sea, and tells the story 

 of children at play in the little Shetland cottages, listening to the 

 mysterious roar of the sea in the shell, while the strange lamp sheds 

 a faint ray over the humble scene. Happy shall we be if we make 

 our specimens tell us stories of the land across the seas from which 

 they come ! 



Of Pectens there were five species. P. opercularis a round regu- 

 lar shell, white within, marked by about twenty ribs, and the sur- 

 face cut into myriads of little projections, like the teeth on a cross 

 cut file. P. varius is more one sided, like our P. hastatus. Within 

 the shell is of a magnificent royal purple, while the outside of its 

 thirty ribs is dark and dingy. Both of these species have shells 

 about two inches across. A smaller kind, Pecten pes-lutm; the 

 " otter's foot," has only five ribs, and they are more like waves than 

 typical ribs. The shells are shining white within, while the outside 

 is red on one valve and gray on the other. 



Of Cockles there is the pretty little Cardiwn edule, strong and 

 smooth, and the spiny C. echinatum, about the size of a hen's egg, 

 and whose ribs are set with a multitude of little sharp saw teeth. 

 Mya arenaria is present also, having a shell rather more dense and 



