82 WEST AMERICAN SHELLS 
the pallial sinus very deep, and there is an internal 
ridge near the forward muscle-sear. 
Tellina salmonea, Cpr., the Salmon-colored Tel- 
len, (Moera salmonea), is a very distinct little 
species, variable in color, but constant in form. 
The typical shell is quite thick, about half an inch 
long, nearly rectangular in form, the beaks being 
near one corner and the external ligament at one 
end. The surface is very smooth and glossy, but 
shows distinct lines of growth. It is nearly white 
on the outside, but within it is beautifully salmon- 
tinted. 
Tellina santaro- 
s@, Dall, the Santa 
Rosa (Island) ellen, 
is shown in Figure 73. 
It considerably — re- 
sembles 'T’. bodegen- 
sis, but is thinner, flat- 
ter, and has different 
details of seulptur- 
lo ete s tome di 
around the Santa 
Barbara Islands. 
At various points around San Francisco Bay 
are great heaps of rubbish, which mark the site of 
old Indian camping grounds. They are always 
situated close to some spring or brook, the pres- 
ence of which is now generally indicated by a 
growth of willows. They are of various shapes 
and sizes and often cover as much ground as 
would suffice for a large garden. These mounds 
Fig. 73, x # (*) 
