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specimens were sent to Mr. E. W. Roper, of Revere, Massa 

 chusetts, and two of these were given by him to Mr. Pilsbry. 

 Upon these the original description printed in the "Nautilus" is 

 founded. 



Since my visit, great numbers of the Patella have been brought 

 to New Zealand by the officers and crew of the " Hinemoa," 

 which vessel now regularly visits the group once a year. On one 

 occasion a sackful was brought to me at the Museum, and olBfered 

 for a few shillings. Having a stock sufficient for my requirements, 

 I did not purchase, and the sack Avas eventuall}^ sold to the dealer 

 alluded to by Mr. Brazier. Doubtless the shell has passed into 

 the hands of many collectors from this source. 



As Mr. Brazier remarks, it is somewhat curious that such a 

 conspicuous species was not noticed by Mr. MacGrillivray. But I 

 believe that the landing place principally used during the visit of 

 the " Herald " was Denham Bay, on the west side of the island. 

 This is sandy, and of course anyone landing there would fail to 

 see the Patella. The "Herald," too, had remarkably rough 

 weather during almost the whole of her stay, and that would 

 effectually prevent the rocky beaches from being searched, as our 

 own experience with the "Stella" amply proved. 



I may conclude by saying that the presence of a large Patella 

 in the Kermadec Group was alluded to in my account of the botany 

 of the Group (Trans. N.Z. Institute, Yol xx., p. 165) and in Mr. 

 Percy Smith's official report to the New Zealand Government 

 ("The Kermadec Islands, their capal^ilities and extent," p. 27). 



