SNAILS AND SLUGS. 



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Figure 17. 



Most of the snail-shells which you find near our 

 coast are of a brownish color, and many of them 

 are marked by darker 

 bands running spirally 

 along with the whorls, or 

 turns of the shell. One 

 of the finest of these 

 shells is shown in Figure 

 17. It is found in Ore- 

 gon and Washington, chiefly in the western por- 

 tions, and it extends as far east as the Cascade 

 Mountains. The Latin name is 

 Helix fidelis, and we can translate 

 it as the " Faithful snail. " 



Figure 18 represents a snail- 

 shell that is found in southern 

 Figure is. California, and Figure 19 shows 



another that is found in the same region. This 

 shell, however, is very different in shape and 

 color. It is almost black, and 

 looks like a great button. When 

 summer comes, its owner bur- 

 rows in the ground arid remains 

 concealed and asleep till the win- 

 ter rains revive its dormant life. Figure 19. 



All of the snail-shells are very pretty objects 

 for the cabinet, and live snails may be kept as 



