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verv abundant species: Couiis vms ( r j Hwass; Conns sp. ?; 

 Cyprcsa cxanthcmsi Linn.. Trivia qiiadripunctata Gray; N^at- 

 ica affinis Gmel.; Obchscus sp. r resembling O. sulcatus, a 

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

 mented with longitudinal rows of round black dots; Littorina 

 scabra Linn.. L. ziczac Chemn.. a very abundant form; Tec- 

 tar ms mtiricatiis \Ann.\ T. nodulosns Gva^X.. abundant; Archi- 

 tectonica orainilata Lam.; A'erila pcloroiita Linn.; 2\ . tesscl- 

 lata Say; Astraliiun longispina Lam.; TrocJmsjiijtihiniis Linn.; 

 Livonia -pica Linn.; J^issiirella nodosa Born; F. sp. ?; Emar- 

 ginida sp. ?; Crepidiila fornicata Linn.; Chiton sp. ?; Bulla 

 occidois A. Ad.; Heniitrocliiis varians, a common striped land- 

 snail abundant on bushes near Spanish Wells; Slrophia incana 

 Binnev. Lamellibranchiata : PhoJas sp. ?; Thracia plicata 

 Desh.; Tcllina alternala Sav: T. rasteUuni Hanley; Lucina 

 jaiuaicensis Lam.; L. divaricata Linn.: T. iigcriiia Linn.: Car- 

 diiim niuricatiini Linn.; Lcevicardiimi scrratiini Linn.; Area 

 noce Linn.; .1. transversa Say; A. donaeiforinis Reeve; Mytilus 

 sp. ?; Pinna uuirieataYAnn.: Mcleagrina niargaritifera\J\n\\.\ 

 and Pecten ir radians 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-fish, 

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

 which are often brightly colored. A very pretty ornament is 

 made bv decorating a large star-fish. Peniaecros. 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. Pentaceros reticnla- 

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

 A species of Astropceten is common in the shoal water be- 

 tween the reefs and the island. Liiidia elathrata Ltitken 

 was found a fittle farther out on the flats. This creature is 

 most disheartening to the collector, from its reprehensible 

 tendenc}- to fly all to pieces when not satisfied with its treat- 



