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1. H. punctata. — The largest and strongest, with a white lip. 



2. H. lactea. — Lip and mouth generally dark brown or black. 

 Called in Minorca "Monjas de boca negra." 



3. H. vermiculata. — More globose, lip white. 



All these were common, but began early to hybernate, though in 

 places their young were active. These, with aspersa, are commonly 

 eaten, and sometimes seen in the market of Palma. IT. vermiculata 

 is called in Majorca "Viudas" and "Caragolas," in Minorca "Monjas 

 de boca blanca," and in Ivica "Vacas." 



These are all I found during a diligent and daily search. Though 

 November is the worst month in England, in Majorca it is the most 

 pleasant as regards climate, and my daily expeditions, in a different 

 direction each day, gave me the rest and invigoration I needed, and 

 quite as many shells as I expected — thirty species in all. 



I may add that, stopping a day at Cette in the south of France on 

 my way home, I found Zonites algirus fine and active in the afternoon, 

 and also Helicella explanata which was not found in Majorca, and I 

 also noted that H. aspersa, which was commonly eaten, was no larger 

 than in England. 



As for fluviatile and marine shells, I took out a scoop on the 

 chance of being able to collect freshwater shells, but I found that over 

 the greater part of the island a river means a stony channel in which 

 water occasionally runs, and I did not reach Alcuida where an old 

 marsh has been drained and the river canalized. Here some forms 

 of Alexia might have been found. 



As regards marine species (with which I have a very slight 

 acquaintance) the island's coast is so rocky, and the rocks are so 

 washed by the sea, that beaches are rare and small. About three 

 miles from Palma, however, there is a stretch of sand hills with a 

 sandy shore. There is here a strip of beach made entirely of broken, 

 comminuted and bleached shells. There are plenty of shells here, in 

 some places they are washed into banks, but they are almost entirely 

 bivalves of two or three species only, the most plentiful being Cardium 

 edule, Pecttinailus violacescens and P. glycimeris. Near here I found 

 a remarkable raised beach, not many feet above the water, indurated 

 to such an extent that I could not break off a specimen. This was 

 full of shells, larger, of greater variety, and containing far more 

 univalves amongst them, than the bay seems at present to produce. 



On my way home, I found the sands at Cette a great treasury of 

 shells and three trays full were the result of one afternoon's stroll. 

 Here also in the market, and included amongst the hors d'oeuvres 

 at dinner, were living Tapes aureus and T. decussatus which seemed, 

 with a clam, mussels, and oysters, to be popular food. I obtained 



