PLATE I. 



Pecten varius : variegated scallop. Pen. Br. Zool. No. 64. tab. 61. 



fg. 64. 

 Pecten Monotis : One eared Escallop. Parvus angustlor, 

 aequivalvis, inaequaliter auritus, strlgis ecliinatis. 

 . Da Costa. Tab. 10. fig. 1. 2. 4. 5. 7. 9. 



Many beautiful kinds of this species are found on our coasts. Some 

 are of an uniform, obscure, reddish, or purple colour, without any 

 markings : some are violet, and others bright yellow, or orange. 

 The most elegant kinds are variegated with different colours, as white, 

 red, purple, and brown. The purple kind marbled with irregular spots, 

 and waves of white ; and the coral red, with black and white mark- 

 ings, and white on the upper part, are select specimens of these 

 elegant varieties. 



Pennant says, this species is often found in oyster-beds, and dragged 

 up with them. *' It is frequent on most of the shores of England ; 

 as in "Wales ; at Margate, and Sheerness, in Kent ; in Sussex and Dor- 

 setshire ; in Devonshire ; at Leiant and Whitsand Bay, &c. in Corn- 

 wall ; the ostium of the river Aln in Northumberland, and many other 

 places." Da Costa. 



