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sis sulcata ; columella plied anticd, v aide product a ; labro in- 

 tusfusco lirato. 

 Hab. in insulis Philippinis. 



19. Phos cyanostoma, A. Adams. P. testd elongate ovatd, 

 acuminatd, albidd, anfractibus rotundatis, costatis, costis eras- 

 sis, cequalibus, infra suturam plicato-nodosis, cingulis elevatis, 

 transversis, subdistantibus, interstitiis longitudinaliter subtilis- 

 sime striatis ; aperturd cyaneo tinctd ; columelld tuberculatd, 

 plied anticd validd. 



Hab. in insulis Philippinis. 



The interstices between the transverse ridges in this species are 

 very beautifully engraved with fine longitudinal lines, and the aper- 

 ture is tinged with blue. 



20. Phos i^evigatus, A. Adams. P. testd elongate ovatd, Icevi- 

 gatd, pallide fused ; anfractibus subrotundatis, costatis, costis 

 crassis, distantibus, Icevigatis, infra suturam valde nodosis, 

 lineis tenuibus transversis ornatis ; columelld plied anticd pro- 

 ductd ; labro extus plicato, plicis numerosis confertis, intus 

 substriato. 



Hab. Promontorium Bonse Spei. 



A large, smooth shell, with thick, simple ribs. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



Notices of one or two of the rarer Birds found in the South of 

 Scotland. By John Alexander Smith, M.D.* 



The following brief notes of several of our rarer birds, which have 

 been met with principally in Roxburghshire and Selkirkshire, within 

 the last few years, will I hope be considered as not altogether un- 

 worthy of notice. And the first which I shall mention is the 



Great Grey or Cinereous Shrike, Lanius excubitor, Linn. 

 — I need hardly allude to its well-known appearance, its bent and 

 toothed bill, its ash-gray plumage, with black wings, and tail bordered 

 with white ; and the striking, large patch of black on its cheek. 

 Several specimens of this rare bird have been shot in this district of 

 Scotland. The first instance of its appearance occurred a good many 

 years ago, near the village of Darnick, about a mile from the town of 

 Melrose, Roxburghshire. The bird had been observed in the neigh- 

 bourhood for several days, and at last was shot as it was flitting back- 

 wards and forwards on the top of a hedge, with a small bird which 

 it had killed ; — in all probability looking for some convenient thorn 

 on which to impale its victim preparatory to making a meal of it. 

 The second specimen was killed in the adjoining county, several years 

 after this, near the town of Selkirk, and was in the possession of the 

 late Mr. Anderson, Surgeon, there. And the third is the one which 

 I now exhibit : its unusual appearance, and light-coloured plumage, 



* Read before the Roval Physical Society of Edinburgh, 5th February, 

 1851. 



