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are visited, their places are found to be taken by two other species, 

 Mchniopsls coxtafa, a shell with numerous varices, and banded with 

 purple and white; and Neritina Jordaiii (Buttl.), a little dumpy, 

 but beautifully variegated shell, with streaks of black, white, and 

 rose. These two species appear to be confined to the upper waters 

 of the Jordan Valley, where they occur in such profusion as to 

 form a considerable portion of the beach of the Sea of Galilee. In 

 the same waters occurred sparingly Cyrena Cor (Lam.) (Rev. A. 

 N. Somerville, 1849). 



At the fountain of Jezreel (Ain Jalud) (1 Sam. xxix. 1), which 

 bursts out from a grotto overhung with Adiantum capillus Veneris, 

 at thei base of Mount Gilboa, another species of Melanopsis, viz., 

 Saidcyi (Bourg.) occurs, intermediate between the two above 

 mentioned, the apical portion exhibiting varices similar to those 

 in M. costata, while the basal portion is smooth as in M. praerosa. 

 This species Avas also met with at Ain es Sultan (Jericho), where 

 Melania tuhermlata was likewise collected. 



At Nahr el Kelb, near Beyrut, one of the streams from Lebanon, 

 where are seen the remarkable tablets cut on the face of the 

 rocks by the ancient Assyrian and Egyptian monarchs, and latdr 

 by Marcus Aurelius, several species Avere obtained. On the sur- 

 fiice of the tablets Avere hundreds of the fine Ckmsilia Boissieri 

 (Charp.), Avhich hung Avith their apices pointing downwards in a 

 singular manner. Along Avdth it occurred Cyclostoma elegans and 

 Helix nummus (Ehr.) The latter resembles, and seems to take the 

 place of our oAvn Helix lapicida. 



At Eliodes, on the ruins of the castle of the Knights of St 

 John, were found Bulirmis faux-nigrum, and on the castle of 

 Smyrna Ckmsilia corrugata (Fer.) The ruined theatre of ancient 

 Ephesus (see Acts xix. 29) yielded Bulimus decollatns. And 

 during a few minutes on shore at Larnaca, Cyprus, Helix pisana 

 and H. vermicularis were collected. 



Mr Somerville expressed his obligation to T. Gray, Esq., and 

 the Rev. Dr Tristram, for assistance in identifjdng the species. 



