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in the vicinity of Monterey. It is commonly 

 smaller than the other kinds, and has a dark, 

 smooth exterior, while within it shows the rain- 

 bow colors very plainly. Sometimes as many as 

 nine open holes can be counted. 



The last kind is the Red Abalone. A good 

 picture of the outside of a small shell is shown in 

 Figure 22. It lives with the last species, but it 



grows to a 

 much greater 

 size, occasion- 

 ally being as 

 large as a 

 soup-plate. It 

 is thick and 

 heavy when 

 old, and is 

 readily distin- 

 guished by its 



red edges and exterior, and by its few large, open 

 holes. 



There is another kind that is found on the west 

 coast of Vancouver Island. These shells also 

 have a red edge, but they are very thin, and they 

 do not grow to a great size. They very much 

 resemble the abalones which the Japanese gather 

 from the shores of their country, and which they 



