INDEX. 



299 



Mya skin said to be poisonous, 9. 



Mya truncata, 8. 



Mye des Sables, Mya arenaria, sold 



at Bordeaux, 9. 

 Mytilidse, 58. 

 Mytilus edulis, 58. 

 Mytilus modiolus, 69. 

 My ti lus modiolus eaten in Ireland, 



69. 

 Mytilus modiolus called the poisonous 



mussel at Tenby, 69. 



Nacherone, 86. 



Nacre, or Pinna, 86. 



Nahak, or rubbish collected by the 

 disease-makers in the island of 

 Tanna, 195. 



Napfmuschel, 178. 



Napfschnecke, 178. 



Napoleon L, the scabbard of his 

 sword made of gold and mother- 

 of-pearl, 184. 



Nassa reticulata, 149. 



Nassis, or osier kipe, 192. 



Native, thoroughbred oyster, 130. 



Natives of New Guinea and conch 

 shells, 196. 



Nautilus, pearly, ornaments of, 185. 



Navallas, or Donax trunculus, 20. 



Navallinas, or Psammobia vesper- 

 tina, 21. 



Navallon, or Mactra, 24. 



Necklaces of limpet and other shells 

 found in British graves, 176. 



Necklaces of shells found on Egyptian 

 mummies, 176. 



Needle coated with copper, 140. 



Nero's golden house, 183. 



Neumann's description of the dog- 

 whelk, 200. 



Northumbrian oyster cultivation, 

 failure of, 133. " 



Nottle Tor, 51. 



Nympsfield, 176. 



Oatmeal and cockles, 55. 



Octopi prized by the North American 



Indians, 247. 

 Octopodia eaten by the modern 



Greeks, 247. 



Octopods in market at Smyrna, 247. 

 Octopus eaten at Nice, 246. 



Octopus punctatus, 251. 



Octopus sinensis, 260. 



Octopus vulgaris, rare on British 



coast, 249, 

 Octopus vulgaris, specimens at 



Eastbourne and Babbicombe, 249. 

 CEil de bouc, 178. 

 Ohrsnecke, 187. 

 Oil of black snails, 217. 

 Old English rhyme on snails, 239. 

 Old pearls said to adhere to the 



shell, 90. 



Olivette, or scallop, 123. 

 Ommastrephes, or flying squids, 263. 

 Onyches, 5. 



Onychoteuthis robusta, 254. 

 Order of the cockle, 115. 

 Order of the cockle given to Lord 



Darnley, 115. 

 Order of St. James of Holland, 



114. 



Oreille de Mer, 180. 

 Orella de Mar, 187. 

 Oreya de Mar, 187. 

 Orrechiale, 187. 

 Orrechio di San Pietro, 187. 

 Oriental pearls, 73. 

 Ormers fried or pickled in vinegar, 



187. 



Ormer, or Ear. shell, 180. 

 Ormer-shells used to frighten birds 



from the corn in Guernsey, 181. 

 Ormers, Jersey market supplied 



from the French coast, 180. 

 Ormer, to dress to perfection, 186. 

 Ormond, 180. 

 Orolas, 24. 

 Ostend oysters, 1 28. 

 Ostend oysters sent to Berlin, 129. 

 Ostia blanca, 142. 

 Ostia vermella, 172. 

 Ostione, 142. 



Ostras asadas, or fried oysters, 160. 

 Ostras en concha, scalloped ovsters, 



166. 

 Ostras en escabochados, pickled 



oysters, 170. 

 Ostras guisadas, ragout of oysters, 



161. 



Ostras a la Pollada, 163. 

 Ostrea, 142. 

 Ostreadee, 124. 



