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fertile locality for all the three species will always be found on the 

 sands that lie on the south-eastern shore of Lossiemouth bay. As 

 " Mr. McAndrew dredged Solecurtus candidus in Zetland and off 

 Caithness (but never alive)," it may be noticed here as one of those 

 species that border upon, although not perhaps within, the limits 

 assigned to this list. 



Ferroese Psammobia, Psammobia Ferroensis. " Moray Firth 

 (McAndrew)," F. $ H. " Gamrie," Mac. Abundant along the 

 Elginshire shore, exhibiting all its varieties in colour and size. 



Small Tellina-like Psammobia, Psammobia Tellinella. One speci- 

 men, now placed in the Elgin Museum, was a few years ago found in 

 the stomach of a fish killed in the Moray Firth. Burghead, Mr. 

 Murray. Banffshire coast, Edwards' collection. 



Thick Tellina, Tellina crassa. A specimen from the Moray Firth 

 was in the possession of the late Alexander Robertson, Esq., Wood- 

 side. Another fine one, procured by Mr. Macdonald from the Buckie 

 fishermen, has been placed in the Elgin Museum. A few single 

 valves have also been found by Messrs. Duff and Martin. " Frazer- 

 burgh," Macgillivray. Banffshire coast, Edwards' collection. 



Pomegranate Tellina, Tellina balaustina. " A single valve, at- 

 tached to the byssus of a Modiola vulgaris brought up by the lines of 

 a Buckie fisherman forty miles from the South shore of the Firth, is 

 now in the Elgin Museum. It was apparently fresh, and measures 

 three-fifths of an inch in length and half an inch in breadth," Mr. 

 Macdonald. 



Donax-like Tellina, Tellina Donacina. u Moray Firth coasts 

 (McAndrew)," F. % H. 



Dwarfish Tellina, Tellina pygmcea. About six single valves of 

 this shell have been found in the Firth during 1853. 



Thin-shelled Tellina, Tellina tenuis. Very abundant in different 

 localities ; as the sandy shores both at Lossiemouth and Burghead. 

 " This pretty and well known species " forms no small element in the 

 collection of the youthful amateur conchologist who spends his sum- 

 mer holidays at the sea-side. 



Streaked-shelled Tellina, Tellina fabula. Not uncommon. Occa- 

 sionally preyed upon by the haddock. 



Little Thick Tellina, Tellina solidula, {Psammobia Tellina } Flem.) 

 Frequently to be met with on the sandy shores. 



Brown Tellina, Tellina proxima. In May, 1853, Mr. Martin dis- 

 covered a complete specimen of this rather rare shell; and single 



