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country. E. turtoni is larger, a trifle more depressed , and is fur- 

 nished with a single median brown band. Otherwise the two species 

 are very much alike. 



Porphyrobaphe sarcostoma, n. sp. 



Testa imperforata, solida, ovato-oblonga, nitida, striis increment! 

 lan-ibus oblique notata, in parte infera ultimi anfrnctus obsolete et 

 superficiality lineis spiralibus vix impressa, sub epidermide lutescente 

 fuscula vel cinereo-iulva, atque strigis seu lineis undulatis vel fulgu- 

 ratis crebre picta, praiterea obscure saturatius 3 vel 4-fasciata, 

 fasciis ob lineas persaepe interrupts, duabus primis in anfractibus 

 superis continuatis, apice pallido. Spira conoidia, modice elongata, 

 obtusa. Anfractus 6^ convexiusculi, duo primi microscopice punc- 

 tati, ultimus regulariter oblongus, ad aperturam brevissime ascendens. 

 Sutura parum profunda, inferne (an casu fortuito?) impresso margi- 

 nata. Apertura subobliqua, elliptico-oblonga, intus ccerulescenti- 

 albida, fauce nitida, fusco-carnea ; superne angulata, postice ad basin 

 columellad tantisper subangulata. Columella intus plica supera me- 

 diocri alba oblique ascendente munita, postea subarcuaia. Peris- 

 toma callosum, crassum, undique breviter expansum et reflexum, 

 albido-carneum, ad basin dilute fusculum, marginibus callo valido 

 ejusdem coloris junctis. 



Long. 74, !at. 31, alt. apert. (oblique, cum perist.) 33^ mill. 



Hab. in Colombia (?). 



I saw only one example of this beautiful species and it is in my 

 collection. I can compare it with no other, the color of lip and 

 throat being a striking feature. 



( To be continued.*) 



MRS, HENRIETTA H. T. WOLCOTT. 



"We regret to chronicle the death of Mrs. Henrietta II. T. Woloott, 

 of Dedham, Mass., following a severe accident. She passed a\vay 

 after much suffering, October 8th. in the 78th year of her age. Mrs. 

 Wolcott was deeply interested in the study of nature, was a proficient 

 botanist, and of late years interested in Conchology. A wide traveler, 

 she was never happier than when engaged in gathering interesting 

 material suitable for educational purposes; and many small, well- 



