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a deep blue, but ibe shell, when stripped of it, 

 is of a sbiniiii.'^ white incliuing" to blue; the 

 muscle itself is very white and excellently tasted. 

 It is principally found on the island of Quiri- 

 quina, and the coast of Araucania. The black 

 muscle (mytilus ater) is nearly as large as the 

 chorus, the shell is rough and of a dark blue, 

 and the fiesh black and never eaten. 



PVesh water muscles are also found in abund- 

 ance in the rivers and the ponds. I have noticed 

 three species of them, known by the names of 

 dolliim, pellu, and 2ithif, but they are all of an 

 insipid and disagreeable taste. 



The tellinae are also common in Chili, par- 

 ticularly the maijcOy a species of rayed tellens, 

 or sun-beam, and the clialgua, which is entirely 

 white. 



The tliaca (chama thaca) is a cockle that is 

 nearly round, about four inches in diameter ; 

 the shell is striated longitudinally, and spotted on 

 the outside with white, yellow, and purple ; the 

 inner part is of a beautiful yellow, and the flesh 

 excellent eating. The madia (solen macha) is 

 a species of razor-shell, a genus of shell- fish 

 so called fr. m their form. It is six or seven 

 inches long, and variegated with sky-blue and 

 brown. Both those kinds bury themselves in 

 the sand, from whence the fishermen take them 

 in great numbers. 



The rocks of Chiloe aflord a residence to a 

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