274 EDIBLE BRITISH MOLLUSCA. 



sea-egg becomes red like a crab when it is cooked, 

 and is said to resemble it in flavour. 



The following are the Italian names for Echini Eizzo 

 di mar, Castagne de mar, Tartuffoli, Melon de mar; 

 and, according to Mr. Faber, they are eaten in small 

 quantities at Trieste and Fiume, and very generally 

 by the Greek sailors, when in season.* 



* 'The Fisheries of the Adriatic. ' 



