BY J. BR^^^IER, C.M.Z.S., ETC. 447 



Rah. Small Island near Timbo or Eddystone Island, Solomon 

 Islands (Brazier). 



Yar. a. — Liglit yellow, ornamented with one broad chestnut 

 band on the periphery and continuous at the suture. 



Yar. h. — Darker yellow, ornamented on the base with two fine 

 lines on the periphery, two wider and a fine one below the suture. 



Yar. c. — Nearly white, base with one broad band nearly black, 

 periphery and upper part ornamented with three broad bands. 



Yar. cl. — Light brown, base ornamented with one narrow 

 chestnut line, periphery with two rather broad, white lines at the 

 suture ; below a light brown intermingled with a few dark brown 

 opaque spots. 



Yar. e. — Bright straw yellow, two narrow reddish bands on the 

 periphery, apex light red. 



Yar. /. — Light yellow, nearly white, the periphery ornamented 

 with one narrow reddish line, obsolete on the upper whorls. 



Yar. y. — Light yellow, with opaque white band on the periphery 

 with a fine reddish line above and below it. 



Yar. h. — Dark yellow, ornamented with numerous opaque lines 

 of a light yellow on the periphery and base, upper whorls white, 

 apex dark red. 



Yar. u — Light straw yellow, upper whorls white, apex dark red. 



It is a very remarkable fact that Jlelix Eddysfonensis, Eeeve, is 

 found on Eddystone Island, and only a short distance from it on 

 another small island not named on any chart wo get Helix geJata, 

 Cox, and Helix 3Iaddoc]csi, Brazier ; the varieties I enumerate are 

 procured in countless numbers, whereas II. ijelata is very rare. 



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