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WEST COAST SHELLS 



oned as a distinct species. The shell is yellowish 

 horn-colored, with a chestnut band bordered with 

 white. In fresh specimens the shell is hirsute. This 

 variety also comes from the mountain region. 



EpiphragfJio phora circumcari- 

 nata^ Stearns, the Keeled Snail, 

 is shown in various aspects in 

 Figure 269. This species was 

 described by Dr. Stearns as a 

 variety ot £. mormonum^ but it 

 seems too distinct to remain as 

 such. The shell is widel}^ um- 

 bilicated, flattened, angulated, 

 and it bears a peripheral keel. 

 Besides this there are many 

 cross-ribs, parallel with the lines 

 of growth. It is a rare species 

 from Tuolumne Co., Cal., possi- 

 bly identical with Oreohelix el- 

 rodi, from Montana. 



Cypress Point is a projection 

 of land, a lew miles south of 

 Monterey, which looks out boldly 

 upon the broad Pacihc Ocean. 



Fig. 269 ^ 



The huge waves come rolling in 

 and beat themselves into spray 

 against its rugged cliffs, and the sweet breath of the 

 ocean pours over the flattened treetops and then 

 rushes on across the hills, carrying health and vigor 

 to the parched interior of the State. There is no 

 more delightful spot on this beautiful earth than this 

 same "Point of the Cypress Trees," and whoever 



