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be left entirely undisturbed, fts abundance upon our coast 

 will ensure a bountiful supply for some time to come. 



Works of Reference. 



Is Littorina litorea Introduced or Indigenous ? By W. F. 

 Ganong. American Naturalist, Vol. XX., Nov., 1886, 

 pp. 931-940 and XXL, 287, 288. 



Class LAMELLIBRA.NCHIATA. 



10. Ostrea Virgiiiiana Lister. 



Osfrea Virginica Gmelin. 

 Ostrea borealis Lamarck. 

 Ostrea Canadensis Bruguiere. 



Oyster, American Oyster. 



Mic-mac, Numdumoo-k. Passaviaqiioddi/, Bah sa.])S- 

 ske see zik. Acadiaji Frencli, Huitre. 



[Ostrea, an Oyster; Virginiana, Virginian.] 



[It is not yet known whether the Oysters of our coast are 

 to be referred to one or to two species. Most naturalists at 

 the present time believe the former to be the case, and 

 this is the opinion of the writer of this paper. In any 

 event, it does not much matter for our present purpose 

 and we can best consider them as one.] 



Distribution, {a) General; — Shallow water. Gulf of 

 Mexico to Massachusetts Bciy, Southern part of the Gulf of 

 ■St. Lawrence and waters contiguous. Formerly also in Port- 

 land Harbor, Casco Bay, etc. 



{b) In Acadia; — (in N. B.) Bay Chaleur to Baie Verte, 

 in all favorable situations. Between Caraquette Banks, 

 Caraquette, St, Simon's Inlet, Shippegan Harbor and Gully, 

 Tracadie, Tabusintac, Burnt Church, Bay du Vin, and many 

 other places in Miramichi Bay, Kouchibouguac, Richibucto, 

 Buctouche, Cocagne, Shediac, Baie Verte. (In N. S.) River 

 Philip, Pugwash, Wallace, Malagash, Tatamagouche, River 



