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Von. X. NOVEMBER, 1896. No. 7 
CASCO BAY. 
BY REV. HENRY W. WINKLEY. 
The two most famous collecting grounds on the coast of Maine 
are Eastport and Casco Bay. The writer having spent several sum- 
mers at Eastport, devoted his energies this year to Casco Bay. From 
the city of Portland to Cape Small the distance is perhaps thirteen 
miles. From the mainland to the outer islands is some six miles. 
This area is said to contain 365 islands. A fortunate location was 
secured on one of the outer islands, in a central position as regards 
the longer axis of the Bay. The naturalists of the expedition were 
the writer and his two enthusiastic and constant companions Frank 
H. and Robert L. Winkley aged 10 and 73 respectively. The shores 
are for the most part rocky, affording occasional tide pools rich in 
animal life. The bottom is of every variety, giving opportunity for 
any taste the mollusca may display. Land shells abound on the 
outer islands. Singularly they find a favorite home here while on 
the main land they are exceedingly scarce. We visited, for land 
shells, Eagle, Brown Cow, Jewells, inner and outer Green and Cliff 
Islands; on all but outer Green we obtained good results. The most 
curious of this group is the famous Brown Cow. In the midst of 
rough ledges,—an out post fronting the open sea,—this mere spot, rises 
with perpendicular cliffs to a height of at least fifteen feet. The ap- 
proach must be made in calm weather, and at low tide. We hada 
half hour’s visit and such a harvest! The top of the island is one half 
covered with grass, the other half is a clump of bushes. Helix hor- 
