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SOLEN. 



this shell is not so glossy as that of the last, and the 

 hinge is more nearly in the middle of the shell. The 



Fig. 172. 



wild ducks love to find a colony of these edible mol- 

 lnsks, and have been known to lead the shell-gatherer 

 to the right spot to look for them. Length two or 

 three inches; southern. 



Soleii rosaceus, Cpr. , So'-len ro-sa'-se-us, Rosy 

 Razor-shell. The shell of this species resembles a 

 small flattened tube. Ligament external, near the 

 anterior end of the shell. Straight, rosy white, with 

 glossy, brown epidermis. Length two inches; height 

 less than half an inch; southern. 



Soleji sicarius, Gld., si-ca'-ri-us, Fig. 173, Short, 

 slightly curved, truncated in front, as if chopped 

 square off. White, with glossy, brown epidermis. 



Length two inches: 

 northern. The 



Fig. 173- 



height more than half an inch; 

 hinge and ligament are very near 

 one end of this shell. 



Lyonsia Californica, Conr., Ly-on r -si-a, Fig. 174, 

 has a delicate little shell, which is occasionally found 



