. Shells and sea-life. 88 WESTERN SERIES OF READERS. because the former are more dull in color andmore rough in appearance. The largest Olive-shells that you see in collec-tions and museums come from parts of the oceanwhich are much warmer than the water on ourcoast. Some of them are three or four inches long,and they are very beautiful. The largest one has. Figure 41. markings on it, which make it look like a camp ofsoldiers; and so it is called the Tent-shell. In the sand and gravel along the coast you maysometimes find other interesting shells, thoughthey seldom live in groups, like the oli
. Shells and sea-life. 88 WESTERN SERIES OF READERS. because the former are more dull in color andmore rough in appearance. The largest Olive-shells that you see in collec-tions and museums come from parts of the oceanwhich are much warmer than the water on ourcoast. Some of them are three or four inches long,and they are very beautiful. The largest one has. Figure 41. markings on it, which make it look like a camp ofsoldiers; and so it is called the Tent-shell. In the sand and gravel along the coast you maysometimes find other interesting shells, thoughthey seldom live in groups, like the olives. Oneof the prettiest is shown in Figure 41, and iscalled the Red-lined Sand-shell. The shells arepure white within, and on the outside there arestripes of light red, like the rays which come upfrom a fine sunset. A GROUP OF SAND-DWELLERS. 89 There are also very many lines of lines are markings, showing the shape andsize of the shell at all the stages of its can see some of these lines in the picture.
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