. The shell book . COWRIES 6 Mraslrd l\pr,ni rtnnHema, showingpointed spire and flarinR lips in young shell. 7 Eyed Cowry, Cyprcca Argus. 8 Cyprtta spurca. The Conch Shells long as the shell proper; posterior and anterior canal species in the North Atlantic. The Pelicans Foot (A. pes-pelicani, Lam.) is a strange-looking customer. The four webbed toes of a pelicans foot arecertainly suggested by the modifications of this shells outer toes and thin webs extend backward, covering a consider-able portion of the body whorl of the shell. This mollusk is slow and awkward

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. The shell book . COWRIES 6 Mraslrd l\pr,ni rtnnHema, showingpointed spire and flarinR lips in young shell. 7 Eyed Cowry, Cyprcca Argus. 8 Cyprtta spurca. The Conch Shells long as the shell proper; posterior and anterior canal species in the North Atlantic. The Pelicans Foot (A. pes-pelicani, Lam.) is a strange-looking customer. The four webbed toes of a pelicans foot arecertainly suggested by the modifications of this shells outer toes and thin webs extend backward, covering a consider-able portion of the body whorl of the shell. This mollusk is slow and awkward in movement, throwingout its foot and twisting its neck in its efforts to get along. Itsforked shell lip is formed late in life, after which it merely becomesthicker. By counting the layers, it is believed, one may determinethe age of the individual. The flesh is eaten by the poorer classesin Venice. In Edinburgh it is called the blobber-lipt whilk. This peculiar shell is likely to occur in any collection. Itis ye

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