THE NAUTILUS. 25 
from the North Sea, the value of Latin and Latinized terms in 
nomenclature the world over, and of the difference of geographical 
names written in Danish. This article is also illustrated with pen 
and ink drawings of the shells mentioned in his report. These are 
are all omitted from the following paper. M. B. W.). 
Now as to the shells themselves. There were no large specimens, 
the largest bivalve being a fat horse mussel Modiola modiolus var. 
umbilicata, about four inches long. The shell is white and thin, the 
epidermis brown and glossy, with a tendency to become hairy near the 
front of the shells. It greatly resembles the Modiolas of our coast. 
Cyprina islandica, three inches long, is a nearly circular bivalve, 
with strong hinge teeth and external ligament, and in shape it 
greatly resembles an ordinary quahog. The whole exterior, how- 
ever, is covered with a black epidermis which makes it look like a 
monster Cyclas from our brooks. 
Of gasteropod shells the largest is the historic Fusus antiquus, the 
“waring buckie” that Woodward speaks of, which used to be em- 
ployed asa lamp, the slender canal being just fitted for a little 
wick. This Fusus is an elegant shell, tapering equally at both ends, 
the whorls well rounded, and the surface divided into minute cheeks. 
It seems like an old friend from beyond the sea, and tells the story 
of children at play in the little Shetland cottages, listening to the 
mysterious roar of the sea in the shell, while the strange Jamp sheds 
a faint ray over the humble scene. Happy shall we be if we make 
our specimens fell us stories of the land across the seas from which 
they come ! 
Of Pectens there were five species. P. opercularis a round regu- 
lar shell, white within, marked by about twenty ribs, and the sur- 
face cut into myriads of little projections, like the teeth on a cross 
cut file. P. varius is more one sided, like our P. hastatus. Within 
the shell is of a magnificent royal purple, while the outside of its 
thirty ribs is dark and dingy. Both of these species have shells 
about two inches across. A smaller kind, Pecten pes-lutre, the 
“otter’s foot,” has only five ribs, and they are more like waves than 
typical ribs. The shells are shining white within, while the outside 
is red on one valve and gray on the other. 
Of Cockles there is the pretty little Cardiwm edule, strong and 
smooth, and the spiny C. echinatum, about the size of a hen’s egg, 
and whose ribs are set with a multitude of little sharp saw teeth. 
Mya arenaria is present also, having a shell rather more dense and 
