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Eept. l*rog. Geo. Siu'v. Can., 1678-79) is said by him to be u misprint, 

 uiul to refer to Moera salmonea. A. variegatus is not i-aro on the Cali- 

 fornian coasfs. 



84. Angulus (iorLUir, Carpenter. 



A. (ioii/dii (H:\.uU'\. -MS.), Cpr., Kept. Brit. Assoc, IStiS, p. (W!l ( Anynst. 1S()4) ; and 

 •lour, (le Conch., vol. xii., p. 132 (April, ISCio). 



This sliell is recorded by Dr. Newcombe in his papei- in the " Bulle- 

 tin of the Natural History Societ}' of British Columbia" as having been 

 found by himself at Comox. He adds to his note : ''Mr. Dall states that 

 these may be the young of T. inflatulay 



PEEONiEA, Poli. 

 85. Pbronka Bodegensis, Hinds, sp. 

 Ttf/i)ia Hodtc/ensis, Hinds, Zool. V'oy. Sulpli., vol. ii., p. 67, pi. xxi., lipc. 2(1844). 

 This species appears to be confined, in this province, to the western 

 and northern coasts of Vancouver Island. 



Dr. Dawson took six living specimens between Nahwitti Bar and 

 Quatsino Sound, and Dr. Newcombe found specimens, also living, at low 

 water at Clayoquot Sound. 



I have seen a few specimens from other west coast localities, but 

 have never taken this species on the eastern side of the island. 



MACOMA, Leach. 

 86. Macoma secta, Conrad, sp. 



TiHInii scchi, (yonr., .Tour. Acad. Mat. Sci. Phila., vol. vii., pt. 2, p. 2.57(1837). 

 = luininenthia, Desliayes, 1843. (A most appropriate name.) 



Of our many native Macomas this is the first and finest. It is 

 found in sand near low water in nearly all the localities examined ; 

 specimens from the west coast appearing to be rather larger and heavier 

 than those from the neighbourhood of Yictoria. 



Dr. Newcombe, in his paper so often quoted, credits Dr. Dawson 

 Avith having taken this species at the Queen Charlotte Islands, but I 

 cannot find the record in Mr. Whiteaves's report of Dr. Dawson's collec- 

 tions. As before mentioned, Dr. Dawson does not appear to have made 

 any special search for shore shells, and may therefore easily have over.- 

 looked this species, which, however, doubtless occurs in the localities he 

 AM.sited. 



Carjienter speaks of a variet}' edulis, Nuttall, as being the northern 

 form of sectn, and as occurring in Puget Sound. 



87. Macoma nasuta, Conrad, sp. 

 Tcllina nasuUi, Conrad, .lour. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., vol. vii., pt. 2, p. 2oS (18:^7). 

 This and the next named sjiecies are very abundant between tides 

 on all our coasts, and in their season are often exposed for sale in tlie 

 Victoria markets. 



