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(clausilia tuberculataj mentioned in a 
former letter, is abundant, and so is a very 
prettily marked snail-shell, which I am in¬ 
formed is the helix melitensis , and found 
only on this island. We have a few specimens 
of another reversed shell, (clausilia labiata,) 
which is of a very pale brown colour, and 
deeply striated, or furrowed. On some waste 
rocky ground, beyond St. George’s Bay, we 
have met with many live specimens of helix 
candidissima , the dead shells of which we 
had before found at St. Paul’s Bay; and in 
a marshy spot at Coradino, we find the helix 
naticoides, a large semi-transparent amber- 
coloured shell, with the animal quite black, 
and appearing a great deal too large for its 
habitation. To those who are fond of snails, 
the h. naticoides would, I should think, be a 
very tender and juicy morsel. 
We were informed by one of our friends, 
