260 SIZE OF DREDGE. 



can be inspected more minutely, after having 

 dried it in the sun on paper. The nearer the 

 collector gets to a reef of rocks in sheltered 

 places, the better for shells, as they will lie there 

 for protection ; but be careful to throw the dredge 

 clear of the rocks, as it will save a deal of trouble. 

 The dredge can be made 3 feet 6 inches long 

 and 1 foot wide : the outer edge to be turned 

 outwards about the angle of 30, and beaten 

 down rather fine : the lower part of the bar 

 should not be less than half-an-inch thick, with 

 holes punched in it from one end to the other, an 

 inch and a-half apart, to lash the bag to : the bag 

 can be fashioned according to the dredge, and 

 made of double bread-bags. 



General Evei T s P ecimen * dr 7 or in s P irit > 



should have a number attached to it, 



corresponding to one in the collector's note-book, 

 in which he must enter his memoranda con- 

 cerning it ; as for instance : 



The country where found, Habits, 



The season when, Habitat, 



Local name. 



