"I should like to have a pretty collection," said Charley.
MIDAS'S EAR.
"So you will," said Mr. Brown, "but I hope you will learn as much as you can of the natural history of the animals, to whom the shells wore once attached."
"I will try," said Charley.
"Now here is one," said Mr. Brown taking the shell from his pocket, "called the Bulla Ampulla." Observe it.
It is shaped much like an egg, though somewhat round, and is beautifully spotted with white, plum-color and reddish. It is said to exist in both the Indian and American Oceans. What you see here is only the empty shell or covering of the animal.
BULLA VELUM. (TWO VIEWS.)