alfo ours are inferior to foreign ones, rarely exceeding 

 three quarters of" an incli in lengtli, and an inch and 

 three-eishihs in breadth. 



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This fpecies bears fome refemblancc to tlie 7. fqualida, 

 but is not fo pointed at the fmaller end; it differs alfo in 

 the teeth, and Ilrong defined flriae. 



We were firfl indebted to our late worthy friend Doftor 

 PuLTENEY for a knowledge of this fpecies as an Englijk 

 fliell, who informed us it was found on the fandy beaches 

 in various parts of the Dorfetjliire coall ; and we have fince 

 been favoured with a fpecimen from Mr. Bryer, who 

 affures us he has more than once picked it up on the 

 fands between Weymouth and Portland. 



4. 

 DoNACiNA. Tellina Donacina. Lin. Syft. p. 1 118. — GmeJ. Syfi. p. 3234. 26. 



Pidt. Cat. Dcrjl-t. p. 29.— T^v?/. Lin. n . 



p. 190. 

 Gualt. t. 88. N ? ' 



CAetn. Conch, vi. t, 12. f. 119 ? 

 Tellina trifafciata. Br. Zool. No. 33 ? 



T. with a thin, fub-oval, compreffed, femi-pellucid 

 fliell, faintly marked with concentric ftrise, of a yellowifh 

 colour, prettily radiated with red : thefe rays in fome are 

 broken, and make the (hell appear fpotted, or zoned in 

 belts parallel to the margin ; umbo final!, placed nearefl 



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