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abundance Algæ animal appearance bait beak beautiful belongs birds body bottom British called Chiton coast colour COMMA BUTTERFLY common Conferva considerable Corallina officinalis covered Cowry Crabs creatures Crustacea curious deep delicate depth Dunlin eaten eggs exposed feed feet fish fishermen Flustra frequently fresh water frond Fuci Fucus Gannet genus green Griffithsia grow Gull habits hole inches inhabitants insects island kelp kind Laughing Gull Limpet living mark microscope mouth Mussel nature nest objects observed ocean operculum Orkney Otter pearls pectoral fins peculiar Petrel phosphorescence piece placed plant pools Prawn prey Purple Laver quantity resemblance rocks salt sand says sea-shore sea-water sea-weed seeds seen seize shell shell-fish shew shore Shrimp side singular sometimes species specimens spines spot Star-fish stem stones substance suckers surface swallow swimming thick thrown tide tion tribe watch waves weed Whelk wings young zoophytes