340 IN LOWER. FLORIDA WILDS 



any in the world. For the most part they are 

 perfectly smooth and glossy, looking as if freshly 

 varnished, or like finely painted porcelain. In the 

 following list of their principal color schemes it 

 must be understood that "revolving bands" are 

 belts of color that spirally follow the growth of 

 the shell from its apex to the aperture. 



Pure white or whitish throughout. 



White with brilliant green, revolving bands, usu- 

 ally narrow but rarely very broad. 



White with bronze, or brown, or brown and green 

 revolving bands. 



White with yellow, orange, or, orange and brown 

 revolving lines and bands. 



White with broad, very dark brown, or black 

 bands, the upper sides of which may be richly 

 flamed. 



Purplish white with brownish or rose colored bands 

 and markings. 



White with narrow green and broad orange revolv- 

 ing bands. 



Rich rose, variously marked with darker color. 



Yellow, from straw color to deep gold, sometimes 

 shaded a peculiar brown. 



