LOCALITIES WHERE FOUND 55 



the west coast of Ireland. The light shells are 

 blown inland in myriads for a considerable 

 distance, forming drifts and mounds. From 

 this bay alone Chapman obtained 124 species 

 and varieties. 



The shells of the foraminifera are easily 

 distinguished by their peculiar shape and 

 texture. They are sometimes white and 

 opaque, glassy or translucent, and often deco- 

 rated with the finest and most beautiful 

 tracery. 



Almost any sheltered bay will supply many 

 varieties for examination. Even a piece of 

 seaweed taken at low tide and placed in a 

 glass vessel of fresh water will be found to 

 contain a good number alive, as they leave the 

 plant for the sides of the vessel. 



The shallow-water sands of the Grecian 

 Archipelago and the Levant contain large 

 proportions of foraminifera shells. Any new 

 sponge from these localities will be found to 

 contain quantities, which may be secured by 

 shaking the sponge over a paper or over a 

 vessel of water. 



