80 THE NAUTILUS. 



of Monterey, the home of the type H. Cracherodii. The type runs 

 usually 5-7 holes, with rarely as few as 2-4 " or as many as 8 or 9. 

 The specimen now before me measures: extreme length, 112, width 

 87, convexity 38 mm. There are 12 holes, with the thirteenth 

 nearly closed. The holes measure 2 mm. diam. except the first and 

 third, which are a little smaller. A young specimen in the collec- 

 tion of the Academy measures 74 mm. in length and has 9 holes, 

 with the tenth nearly enclosed. This variety is probably restricted 

 to the south, and, perhaps, to this single island. It will be interest- 

 ing to learn whether other West Coast collectors have the form, 

 and what its distribution is. 



C. E. BEDDOME. 



BY S. RAYMOND ROBERTS. 



"Died on Thursday, September 1, 1898, at his residence, 'Hill- 

 grove,' Brown's River road, near Hobart, Tasmania, Charles 

 Edward Beddome, retired Lieutenant of the late Indian Navy, aged 

 59 years." 



In the death of Mr. Beddome, natural science, particularly as 

 relating to Australian malacology, has met with a severe loss, for he 

 was a careful observer and an indefatigable worker in its field. 

 This has been evidenced through his various writings upon the sub- 

 ject, his last contribution to conehological literature being an ad- 

 mirable paper entitled "Notes on Species of Cyprcea Inhabiting the 

 Shores of Tasmania," which appeared in the Proceedings of the 

 Linnean Society of New South Wales, Sept. 29, 1897. 



GENERAL NOTES. 



Note on Cyprsea rashleighana. The above Cowry was described in 1887,* 

 and in the following year was refigured, the original description bei ng repeated' 

 in the " Survey of the Genus Cypi-ira, 1888. ' 2 Although the habitat \v;is 

 queried it seems probable that the type came from the neighborhood of Hong- 

 kong. Since this time three or four specimens have occured amongst the 

 Hadfiekl mollusca from Lifu ; these, however, are either too young or in a 

 not very satisfactory state of preservation. My object in alluding to this species 

 at the present opportunity is to call attention to a very beautiful and large 

 example which has been for years in the National Collection at South Ken- 

 sington, having formed part of the Cumingian stores. This was figured by 



