312 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OP [1893. 



The speaker had good reasons for believing that Mr. Tryon had 

 at one time almost decided to name and describe this one poor 

 specimen as a new species, but finally concluded that the material 

 at hand was insufficient for the purpose. 



Had he seen the brilliant suite of specimens now in the Academy, 

 it is not likely that he would have hesitated a moment to follow 

 his first intention. The shells are doubtless quite rare in collections, 

 both in the United States and Europe, those known here, in fact, 

 having chiefly come in one lot of mixed species of Cyprcea, from 

 Southern India and Ceylon. The latter region, judging from all 

 available evidence, may be considered the habitat of the species. 



It may be safely said that among all the smaller species of Cyprcea 

 none are more brilliant or more distinctly specific than C. Greegori 

 Ford. It is not strange therefore that this new species has already 

 been endorsed by a number of our most eminent conchologists. 



August 22. 

 Mr. Lewis "Woolman in the chair. 

 Eleven persons present. 



August 29. 



Mr. Lewis Woolman in the chair. 



Thirteen persons present. 



A paper entitled " Change with Age in the Radula of Land- 

 Mollusca," by V. Sterki, was presented for publication. 



The following was ordered to be printed : — 



