THiU ECONOMIC MOLLUSCA OF ACADIA. 
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Denys describes, and the same as is used to-day. During the 
early part of this century, there were many works published, 
describing the three provinces and their resources, either for 
the encouragement of immigration or similar purposes. Many 
of these contain lists of the edible forms, with occasionally 
notes upon them. A fair sample of such lists is the following, 
taken from Robert Cooney’s work, “History of Northern 
New Brunswick and Gaspe,” published in Halifax, in 1832. 
Other Invertebrates are included, the Molluscs beingltalicized. 
Blue crab. 
Smooth cockle. 
Lobster. 
Muscle. 
Oyster. 
Razor-fish. 
Scollop. 
Sea clam . 
Shore clam. 
Star-fish. 
Sea crab. 
Soldier crab. 
Sea urchin. 
Periwinkle. 
All of these will readily be recognized by the readers of 
the following pages. 
In M. H. Perley’s report on the Fisheries of New Brunswick 
(Fredericton, 1852), occur some really valuable though very 
brief notes, and in the Descriptive Catalogue of the Fishes of 
Nova Scotia, by Thomas F. Knight (Halifax, 1866), we 
find quite the best account of the economic Molluscs 
of these provinces which has appeared up to this time. 
On pages 43 to 54 of the latter is an account of the 
edible Molluscs of Nova Scotia, written by Mr. John 
Willis.* Many valuable notes are found also in the annual 
Fishery Reports of the Dominion. The splendid work 
recently issued by the United States government, “ History 
of Useful Aquatic Animals” (Washington, 1884), gives a very 
good account of many of our Molluscs, but not with special 
reference to our waters. Other works, likely to be of interest 
in this connection, are mentioned in the list below. 
A complete discussion of the economics of the Mollusca, in 
*Mr. Knight says that this work by Mr. Willis, to which was appended a complete 
list of the Molluscs of Nova Scotia, had already been published in a colonial periodical. 
I have been unable to find, by careful inquiries, what that periodical was. I 
would be deeply grateful to any one who could give me this information. — W. F. G. 
