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p. 508. A fine young shell of this species was brought from 

 Guam, one of the Ladrona Islands in the Pacific Ocean near 

 Japan, in 1822 and was sold for 25". 



This clearly fixes the date of the written index as later 

 than 1822. 



Plate 67 has written on it in the lower corner in pencil and 

 in a handwriting entirely different from that of the written 

 index (presumably by some subsequent owner), "This is not 

 plate 69". The same note and in the same handwriting also 

 appears on plates 94, 111, 135 and 152. Possibly a comparison 

 with a perfect copy would show that the missing plates are 

 included in the additional plates in volume IV and were mis- 

 placed by careless handling in arranging the plates for the 

 binder. 



BOSTON MALACOLOGICAL CLUB. 



The Boston Malacological Club has held its regular meet- 

 ings during the past season its eighth year. These meetings 

 have been well attended ; many interesting papers have been 

 given and specimens exhibited. The general enthusiasm and 

 good-fellowship prevailing shows that the Club has a perma- 

 nent place among the scientific activities of Boston. 



At the October meeting Mr. William F. Wells, Scientific 

 Assistant in Shell-fish, U. S. Bureau of Fisheries, gave an 

 interesting communication on the "Possibilities of Scientific 

 Oyster Culture." The Club also had the pleasure of a visit 

 from Dr. William H. Dall, of the U. S. National Museum. 



In November the Rev. Oliver P. Emerson gave a talk on 

 "Collecting Achatinellidse. " A residence in Hawaii for 

 thirty-five years gave him every opportunity for studying 

 these interesting shells and to make a large and beautiful 

 collection. 



In December Mr. J. Henry Blake spoke on "Collecting at 

 Provincetown, Mass.," noting the many changes that have 

 occurred affecting the molluscan fauna. Mr. C. J. Maynard 

 spoke on collecting Cerion in the Bahamas. The Club at this 



