CONTENTS. 



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The Creatcres of the Sea 7 



A Group of Rock-lovers 16 



The Sea. (Poem) 25 



Eastern Oysters 27 



The Soft-shelled CLA>r 37 



Snails and Slugs 43 



Abalones, or Sea-ears 50 



The Story of a Pectex 62 



Mussels . . .• 71 



The Sea-shell's Answer. (Poem) 76 



Fresh -water Mollusks 78 



A Group op Sand-dwellers 86 



A Walk Along the Shore 95 



A Few More Mollusks 103 



Other Creatures Which Live ix the Sea 112 



Some Creeping Things 119 



Another Seaside Talk 129 



Seaworms, Seaweeds, and Other Sea-things .... 137 



The Crabs' Tea-party. (Poem) 146 



Some Other Little Sea-creatures • . . 151 



How Sea-birds Keep House 158 



The Song of the Sea-bird. (Poem) 166 



Seals and Sea-lions , . 169 



A Water-telescope . 175 



The Harvest of the Sea 183 



HoAV to Collect and Preserve Specimens ..... 194 



List of Figures ............... 197 



Index .................. 200 



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