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Gonclioloyy. — Teiiby has long been the favourite resort of 

 Conchologists, as a locality abounding in rare shells; but although 

 after stormy weather many shells may be found towards Giltar 

 Point, a good collection cannot well be formed without dredging, 

 Eemains of shells are occasionally gathered in the rocks on the 

 South Sands ; and at Giltar Cliff, opposite St Margaret's Island, 

 madrepore occurs. Crystals and spars are found on this coast, 

 and also near Saundersfoot. The phosphorescent luminosity of 

 the sea-coast round Tenby often presents a most wonderful ap- 

 pearance. 



Ferns are peculiarly abundant and luxuriant, among which the 

 marsh fern {Lastrea fhelypteris), the sweet fern {Lastrea oreop- 

 teris), the male fern (Lastrea filix mas), occur in great plenty ; 

 other ferns are the hay-scented fern {Lastrea cemula), the 

 brittle bladder-fern {Gystopteris fragilis), the lady fern {Athyr- 

 ium filix fcemina), the common prickly fern {Polysticlmm acu- 

 leaium), the angular leaved prickly fern {Polystichum angidare), 

 the black spleen wort {Asplenium adiantum nigrum), the wall 

 rue spleenwort {Asplenmm ruta muraria), the common wall 

 spleenwort (Asplenium trichomanes) , the hart's-tongue spleenwort 

 (Scolopendrium vidgare), the scaly spleenwort (Ceterach offici- 

 narum), the hard fern (Bleclmum horeale), the flowering fern 

 (Osmunda regalis), the common adder's tongue (Ophioglossum 

 vulgattim) , and the common brake (Pteris aquilina). 



The epithet Dynhych y Pisgod — the place of fishes — was 

 formerly with great fitness applied to Tenby, and though now 

 obsolete, still remains appropriate, as numerous fishing-smacks are 

 always to be seen in the bay. The best fisli taken are the salmon, 

 sewin, red and grey mullet, mackerel, turbot, soles, whiting, had- 

 dock, cod, and herrings. The oysters gathered at Tenby are very 

 superior. 



Ornithology. — There are three different species of sea-birds 

 found in the neighbourhood of Tenby, viz., the guillemot, razor- 

 bill, and puffin, which frequent the Stack Rocks in thousands; they 

 are also found in great numbers at intervals from Stackpore Head 

 to Limney Head, and upon the west side of Caldy. The guille- 

 mot is locally named the eligug. It is not easy to distinguish 

 between this bird and the razorbill. The beak is strong, sharp, 

 and compressed ; the head, back, and tail are sooty black ; the 

 breast, vent, and undertail coverts white, and the legs round but 

 slender. The egg is peculiarly large in proportion to the bird's 

 size : an egg has been taken as early as the 18th of May. The 

 great mass of birds begin to migrate about the 1st of August, and 

 by the 5th scarcely one is to be seen on the coast. The habits of 

 the razorbill very closely resemble those of the guillemot, but 



