106 : THE NATURALIST IN BERMUDA. 
MOLLUSCA. 
The reefs which extend in every direction, save the south 
and east for many miles around the Bermudas, present ample 
scope for the labours of the conchologist, as do likewise the 
sheltered harbours, sounds, and inlets, for which this group 
of islands is so remarkable. Although several individuals, at 
various times, have made small collections of shells while 
staying in the islands, we have heard of no collector, of 
scientific attamments, having visited their shores for the 
purpose of thoroughly investigating their marine zoology. 
It is, therefore, to be hoped that ere long, some enthusiastic 
naturalist may be induced to visit this much-neglected 
group, and let the dredge scrape the bottom of those 
hitherto almost totally unvisited depths, and so bring to 
light many rarities, which we doubt not are now lying hid 
amid the coral groves, and the chalky mud that surrounds 
them. The brief list of marine and land shells, which we 
here present to our readers, 1s made up, in a great measure, 
from a list which appeared in the “ Bermuda Almanac,” for 
1852, of a collection made in the Bermudas, by Dr. Temple 
Prince, 6f New York; but we have been enabled to make 
some additions to that lst, from specimens we collected 
during our visit. We are also indebted for three extra 
species to the kindness of Mr. Cuming, who, with his 
usual courtesy and love for his favourite study, greatly 
assisted us in naming our specimens. 
The land shells collected by Dr. Temple Prince, are as 
follows: Helia palludosa, H. ptychoides, H. selenina, H. 
Bermudensis, H. Sancta Georgiensis (n. s.), H. Somersetu 
