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wit] I ihc I'iiised white curved ligiirub upon it, 

 wtiich Iiare a pretty i^ect. 1 could not pro- 

 cure any with tiie softparts^ but was toM l^m 

 gciitleiDEU that lie liad seen them w ith the fish, 

 Imt it yyn< islways taken out uod thrown away, 

 and tlio shell alone pre^iervod. 



One of the shells cut, and the aperture turned 

 ilownwattls, forms the base ; the keel the 

 shell, \\ith tlio aperture uppermost, is jilaced 

 u])on it, fonninp: a pretty vnsc of antique form, 

 and hiiilily e?;te<jincd in Europe as ornaments for 

 tlie mantel-piece ; they are sold at Manilla for 

 a few reals the pair. 



Hie inhabitant of this beautiful shell, which I 

 brought safely to England, has l)cen described 

 and dissected by niy esteemed frieiul, \{. Owen, 

 Esq,, and published, with splendid engravings, 

 by the Cuiidjors of ilie Mii^eiim of the Boyal 

 College of Surgeons in London. 



