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MR. E. M. BEDHEAD OK THE FLORA OF SIKAI. 



'Akaba, March 11-13, 18G4, witli great diffidence as to the com- 

 plete accuracy of the species named : — • 



Mactra, sp. 

 Sanguinolaria rugosa, 

 Psammobia, sp. 



Tellina rostellum, 

 Lucina tigriaa. 



Donax scortum. 



Cythersea meretrix. 



Trigona radiata, * 



Circe arabica et crocea. 



Tapes, sp. 



Cardium cardissa et tumoriferum. 



Cardita sulcata. 



Area decussata, Noa3, and sp. 



Pectunculus pectiniformis. 



Chama, sp. 



Tridaena gigas et squamosa. 



Modiola, sp. 



Mytilus, sp. 



Pinna, sp. 



Avicula tarentina. 



Margaritophora margaritifera. 



Pecten, sp. 



Spondylus gaderopus. 

 Osstrea, sp. 

 Vulsella, sp. 



Lima, sp., and several others. 



Patella, sp. 



Fissarella, sp. 



Bulla, sp. 



Nerita polita, and sp. 



Natica maroccana, and sp. 

 lanthina, sp. 

 Haliotis, sp. 

 Tomatella, sp, 

 Scalaria, sp. 



Solarium hybridum et perspectivi- 

 usculum. 



We saw on the shores of th 



Trochus Phai'aonis, niloticus, den- 



tatus et virgatus. 

 Turbo argyrostomus, and sp. 

 Phasianella, sp. 

 Turritella, sp. 

 Ceritliium nodulosum, rugosum et 



morus. 



Potamides cinerascens. 



Turbinella cornigera. 



Fusus colus, and sp. 



Pyrula, sp. 



Murex brandaris, rarispina, infiatus, 



and sp. 

 Triton anus et rubecula. 



Pteroceras truncatum. 



Strombus gibberulus et gigas. 



Cassis turgida. 



Cassidaria ecliinophora. 



Ricirinla morus. 



Purpura sestum et hippocasta- 



neum, 

 Harpa conoidalis, and sp. 

 Buccinum, sp. 

 Terebra maculata, crenulata et 



duplicata. 



Columbella mercatoria, and sp. 



Mitra, sp. 



Marginella, sp. 



Volvaria monilis. 



Cypra^a tigris, cameola, and sp. 



Oliva, sp. 



Conns tessellatus, textilis,arenatus, 



geographicus, tseniatus et araneo- 

 sus. 

 Dentalium, sp. ; and several otbers^ 



\. i 



of a man not of our own party, the only one we met with during 

 a six days' journey ; and he not only got for us some fresh fi^^j 



^■n4- ^^+T^ii QAfl The 



alive 



climate may be imagined from the fact that his only garment, ana 



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rag 



