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and hardens, and in this it remains in a state of 

 semi-torpor, until more genial weather tempts it 

 forth again. 



An excellent account of this curious animal, too 

 long to be quoted here, will be found in the first 

 volume of Mr. Gwyn Jeffrey's " British Conchology," 

 p. 141 ; and to this volume we may also refer such 

 of our readers as desire more minute details re- 

 garding the species mentioned in these brief and 

 necessarily very general remarks. Considering the 

 many different shells which are deserving of notice, 

 it is not possible in the space at our disposal to do 

 more than indicate, as we have attempted to do, 

 their general appearance and peculiarities, with some 

 hints as to the localities they frequent, and the situa- 

 tions in which they are most likely to be found. 



In our next chapter we shall proceed from 

 town to country, where we may expect to find 

 not only better specimens of such shells as are 

 procurable in gardens, but many others — both 

 terrestrial and aquatic — which will be new to the 

 collector. 



