. Shells and sea-life. perhaps find some live ones in a rockgrotto, or clinging to the long stem of some sea-weed. The thin outer coat of the shell is notblue, but brown, though when it is a little worn,as around the apex of the shell, the blue pearl isseen, and a little acid brings it out very readily. Although the living shells are seldom found,the hermit crabs often bring up the dead ones,and you might imagine by the motion that thereal owner was present. Out in the water live other moUusks related tothe Turbans; but their shells are too delicate tobe trusted near the rocks; so they cling t
. Shells and sea-life. perhaps find some live ones in a rockgrotto, or clinging to the long stem of some sea-weed. The thin outer coat of the shell is notblue, but brown, though when it is a little worn,as around the apex of the shell, the blue pearl isseen, and a little acid brings it out very readily. Although the living shells are seldom found,the hermit crabs often bring up the dead ones,and you might imagine by the motion that thereal owner was present. Out in the water live other moUusks related tothe Turbans; but their shells are too delicate tobe trusted near the rocks; so they cling to thegreat seaweeds, and come up to the surface in fineweather only. Their shells are thin and verybeautifully colored. They are called Top-shells,and a picture of one of the prettiest is given inFigure 53. Figure 54 shows a little Red Turban, which isnot so big as a pea; while the great Wavy Top-shell shown in Figure 55 sometimes growsin southern waters as large as a quartFig. 54. measure. A WALK ALONG THE SHORE. 101. Figure 55 Figure 56 isthe SmoothTurban. This,also, is found inthe south, andthe picture rep-resents a ratherlarge is of a richbrown color,with a curiousgreen spot inthe center of the whorls; it has a singular opercu-lum, made up of rough rings. There are other Turbans and Tops, some ofwhich you may pick up as you walk along thebeach from Cypress Point to Pacific Grove; but whether youfind these ornot, you willsurely see cer-tain other mol-lusks, whichwe will con-sider in the^^^ ^ next chapter. Figure 56. ^^*- ^^ ^
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