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ohells can only be expected per- 

 fect, when they are found with the 

 animal alive in them, or taken by the 

 dredge or trawling-net from their na- 

 tive beds ; fine specimens are some- 

 times found adhering to fishermen's 

 lines or nets. After violent storms 

 many excellent specimens are often 

 found on the beach, driven from their 

 beds by the agitation of the waters ; 

 on such occasions perfect specimens 

 are often to be met with ; the Con- 

 chologist ought, therefore, to avail 

 himself of every opportunity, of walk- 

 ing along the beach, immediately after 

 the tide begins to recede. The greater 



