252 ANIMAL RESOURCES AND FISHERIES OF UNITED STATES. 



32890. Rough sea-ear (H. corrugata). Southern Califoruia. Used for pearl- 

 shell and for food. Specimeu in natural condition. W. H. Dall. 



. Rough sea-ear. Specimen ground and polished to show pearly layers. 



J. T. Ames. 



32900. Red sea-ear or abalone (H. rufescens'). Monterey, Cal. Used for 

 pearl-shell and for food. Specimens in natural condition. H. 

 Hemphill. 



. Red sea-ear. Polished specimen showing pearly layers. J. T. Ames. 



. Red sea-ear. Fleshy portion prepared and dried for food by California 



Chinese, Chinese market, California. H. Hemphill. 



32823. White abalone (H. cracherodii'), producing pearl-shell and food. Nat- 

 ural state. California. Paul Schumacher. 

 32899. White abalone. Natural state. Monterey, Cal. H. Hemphill. 



. White abalone. Polished to show pearly layers. Jas. T. Ames. 



4792. White abalone. Polished specimens. 



32821. Splendid sea-ear (H. splendens} affording food and pearl-shell. Cali- 

 fornia. Paul Schumacher. 



32898. Splendid sea-ear. Natural condition. Southern California. H. 

 Hemphill. 



. Splendid sea-ear. Polished to show pearly layers. J. T. Ames. 



. Splendid sea-ear. Young specimen polished. J. T. Ames. 

 29302. Manufactures of Haliotis shell, showing application in the arts. 



Furnished by A. B. De Frece & Co., 428 Broadway, New York. 

 29248. Ditto. Parasol-handles. Furnished by Harvey & Ford, Philadel- 

 phia, Pa. 



3. Affording carneo and porcelain stock : 



C968. Cameo-shell (Cassis rufa), used for cameo cutting. Florida. Dr. 

 Win. Stiinpson. 



. Queen conch (Strombus gigas), exported to Liverpool in great num- 

 bers and ground up for making porcelain. 1 West Indies. 



4. Used in Indian trade : 



2705. Hyqua shell (Dentalium indianorum), used in Indian trade. In this 

 case the shells have been made into a belt by the purchaser. West 

 coast of America. U. S. Exploring Expedition. 



5. Affording dyestuffs: 



32907. Sea-hare (Aplysia}. Affording purple dye. Florida. F. B. Meek. 

 32896. Sea-hare. Specimen of the purple fluid. F. B. Meek. 



32911. Purple shells (Phyllonot-us radix). Ornamental and producing dye. 



Lower California. W. H. Dall. 



32912. Purple shells (Pliyllonotus bicolor). Used for ornaments and afford- 



ing dye. West coast of America. W. H. Dall. 



G. Affording bird-lime : 



33080. Giant slug (Ariolimax colnmbianus), affords a thick tenacious slime, 

 which is used by the Indians to lime humming-birds. California 

 to Alaska, H. Hemphill. 



1 The sea-ears and queen coiichs are also largely used in Indian trade in a manu- 

 factured state. 



