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very abundant species; Coiuis iiiiis (?) Hwass; Co)ius sp. ?; 

 Cyj)rcBa cxaiithcina Li:in., Trivia qtiadripiDictata Gray; i\fat- 

 ica affiiiis Gmel.; Obclisciis sp. ? resembling O. si/ lea fits, a. 

 Pacific and Red Sea species; Ccritliiiini sp., strikingly orna- 

 mented with longitudinal rows of round black dots; Littori]ia 

 scahra\Jin\\., L. ziczac Q.\\Q,vi\\'\., a. very abundant form; Tec- 

 -larms mii)'icafiisl^\nn.\ T. iwdit/osns Gmal., abundant; Archi- 

 tcctonica oraiinlata Lam.; JVerita pcloronta Linn.; ^V. tessel- 

 lata Sa}-; Astralinin loi/o-ispina Lam.; Troc/iiis /u/iibiiiiis Linn.; 

 I^ivonia -pica Linn.; FissurcUa nodosa Born; F. sp. ?; Eniar- 

 gimila sp. ?; Crcpidiila foniicata Linn.; Chiton sp. .''; Bulla 

 occidcns A. Ad.; Jlcjui/ror/ins variaiis, a common striped land- 

 snail abundant on bushes near Spanish Wells; Slrophia iiicana 

 Binney. Lamellibranchiata : Pholas sp. .''; Thracia plicala 

 Desh.; TcIIiiia altcrnafa Sav; T. rastclluni Hanlev; T/icina 

 /aniaicciisis Lam.; X. divaricata Linn.; T. figrriiia Linn.; Car- 

 diiiJii niuricatiiiu Linn.; Lccvicardinm scrralinii Linn.; Area 

 iiocc Linn.; . 1. /rm/svcrsa Say; A. donaciforniis Reeve; JMytilns 

 sp. ?; Pinna n/nrira/a l^inn.; Jlfe/caorijia niaro-arilifera Liinn.; 

 and Pcclcn irradiaiis Lam. 



The Bahamans utilize many of these shells in the beautiful 

 shell-work for which they are justly famous. Baskets and 

 breastpins, ear-rings, brooches and pendants are designed and 

 executed with good taste and excellent workmanship. As 

 before indicated, the scales of certain fishes, e. g., the jew-lish. 

 are worked in with good effect as petals of artificial flowers, 

 which are often brightly colored. A very pretty ornament is 

 made by decorating a large star-fish. Pcntaccros. with a sym- 

 metrical design in shell-work. 



Coming to the Echinodermata. we again find a number 

 of the species met with at the Tortugas. Pcntaccros rcticula- 

 tiis Linck is the most abundant and conspicuous star-fish. 

 A species of Astropectcn is conuuon in the shoal water be- 

 tween the reefs and the island. Liiidia clallirata Li'itken 

 was found a little farther out on the fiats. This creature is 

 most disheartening to the collector, from its reprehensible 

 tendency to fly all to pieces when not satisfied with its treat- 



