encrusting the piles a careful search will reveal the presence oi (41) Lasma scalaris, 
Sipkonaria diamemis can be readily removed with your knife ; take every care so 
as not to break the edge of the shell. We will collect in the sand (42) CMone 
scalarina and (43) strigosa^ hidden away but readily discovered by its tangle, which 
is a small piece of green weed showing on the surface of the sand. (44) PoUnices 
conica, this animal crawls along just under the surface of the sand leaving a raised 
trail that can easily be detected. (45) Soldellina biradiata can be found by a 
semi-circular mark in the sand as though the point of a knife had been drawn along 
the surface, this animal sometimes- throws itself out of the sand as the tide is coming 
in. (46) Mesodesma elongata and (47) glabrella are hidden av'ay but they are 
found readily, just under the surface of the sand, in pools of water left by the tide. 
(48) Anapella cwneata is very plentiful, well up, near high-tide mark, about a quarter 
of a mile in a southerly direction from the reclaimed part of the Outer Harbor. 
The last 4ime I visited this place they were in myriads. With reference to this 
animal I might state, for the benefit of those, who are fond of our so-called cockles 
as a food, that this kind, though small, are the best eating, not being tough, like 
the larger varieties. Take a few spare specimens of Anapella cuneata in your 
pocket as bait. Some. of you will have noticed shells, especially bivalves, such 
as cockles, on the beach with a hole cut through as though it had been drilled. 
PoUnices conica and the Arcularias are the animals that do this. To secure specimens 
of Arcularia and Comindlas — -the quickest way to do so is to open a specimen or 
two of Anapella and place them in a pool ; there may not be any in sight, but if 
there are any about they will show themselves in about one minute or less, when, 
as a rule, you can collect all you may require of both (49) Arcularia fasciata and 
(50) paup&rataj also (51) Cominella Uneolata and ehurnea. Pauperata is the one 
I have found plentiful near the Outer Harbor. Fasciata appears more frequent 
as you search nearer to Largs Bay and Semaphore. 
Now we will take a look over the rocks that form the bank of the Outer Harbor 
reclamation. On these rocks will be found (53) Pisdla plana and (54) mdanostoma, 
(55) Monodonta striolata, and (56) Nerita mdanotragus. 
After working our way in a westerly direction until we reach what is generally 
called the stone wall, that runs out to the site of the old lighthouse, going well out 
tow'ard the outer end, there will be found (57) Helcioniscus tramosericus and (58) 
limhaius, (59) Acmma gealei and (60) septiformis, (61) Patella ustulata, and (62) 
Littprma rmuritiana. 
As this will give us a fair day’s outing, we will now return to our homes, or to the 
])lace where you can treat your specimens (of course your jar still contains the salt- 
water). You Will note that not only the univalves but also the Chitons have crawled 
or spread themselves over the jar. Birst pour off the salt-water, then fill your jar 
with fresh-water and you will observe that the fresh-water kills the Chitons instantly 
J.et your jar stand for, say, five minutes, then pour the contents into a bowl or 
dish. Place your specimens of Chitons out flat on laths and tie down with tape or 
string, seeing that the girdles are not turned in ; then'put them away to dry but in 
a place where mice cannot get at them. 
All the univalves and bivalves that are of a porcellaneous nature may be placed 
in BOILING water for 3 to 4 minutes, after whicli the animal can be readily removed 
In the case of univalves, be careful to secure the op erculum. In the case of bivalves 
after securmg the animal, close the valves carefully and wrap in paper ; they may 
then be put away for a day or two to allow the hinge to dry. The shells should 
always be kept together, and not broken apart, as is so often the case. If at any 
futui'e time you wish to examine the inside of a bivalve that has been closed just 
place It m warm water for two or three minutes and it will generally open of its 
ovn accord. The shells that are not porcellaneous (i.e., enamel) should be buried 
m sand, or other dry material, until the animal dries up ; you can then shake it out. 
Wooldridge Street, Peterhead, October 1st, 1923. 
