24 THE NAUTILUS. 
Acmea asmi was numerous on Chlorostomas. A. mitra Esch. and 
A. rosacea Cpr. were found on the sandy beaches. 
Monoceros lapilloides Conr., are quite abundant in the crevices of 
rocks constantly washed by the tide, and in the same localities a few 
M. engonatum Conr. Here also in the roaming breakers were large 
quantities of Purpura saxicola Val. There seem to be three well 
defined varieties, white with many Jarge varices, almost black with 
small varices, and smooth with bands of brown. Among the rocks 
and in little pools of water were large quantities of Chlorostoma fune- 
brale A. Ad. They seem to be of two varieties, one plain and smooth 
and the other with a crinkled band around the body-whorl. The 
latter most abundant and largest in size. Chlorostoma brunneum 
Phil., is in the same locality but not nearly so numerous. Many of 
the C. brunneum are dead shells inhabited by the hermit crabs. In 
the same pools were Calliostoma costatum Mart. but numbers of them 
dead and the hermit crab in possession of the premises. A few C. 
canaliculatum Mart. and C. annulatum, were also found but they 
were not such fine shells, as those washed upon the shore by the 
storms of winter. Low down on the rocks in the roaring waves were 
found some Haliotis eracherodii and some fine sea urchins. With the 
Haliotis we found a large beautiful Rupellaria lamellifera Conr. 
The mussels are very abundant in some places, literally darkening 
the rock. I think I found four species; Modiola modiolus L., M. 
recta, Mytilus edulis and M. californianus Cony. Crepidula adunea 
Sby., was very abundant on the shells of Chlorostoma and C. navi- 
celloides Nutt. in the apertures of dead shells. I found a number of 
Chitons but have not yet been able to classify them. 
On the beaches I found many species of shells that I have never 
found alive, Olivella biplicata Sby., Conus californianus Hds,, Nassa 
mendica Gld., Amphissa corrugata Rve., Astyris gausapata Gld., 
Marginella jewettii Cpr., Lacuna unifasciata Cpr., Bittium quadrijila- 
tum Gld., and many others. 
On the large beach at Monterey I found many rocks containing 
dead shells of borers, Parapholas californica and Pholadidea penita. 
In deep quiet pools at Point Pinas I found beautiful starfish. Some 
of a deep orange color, others dark red, some dark purple, others 
pale yellow. I saw some beautiful Anemones differing from any I 
had seen, they were eight or ten inches in diameter, and beautifully 
iridescent, the play of colors resembling a great opal with greenish 
lights. The holidays ended, and reluctantly I said good-bye to the 
beautiful bay. 
