Feb. 

 19 



?eb gl Gatliff, Two New Australian Cowries. 149 



Fig. 3 — Cyprcsa miliaris, Gmelin, var. gabrieli, now 



Locality. — Northern Territory, Australia. 



Observations. — Named in honour of my ardent and able 

 collaborator. Mr. Charles J. Gabriel. 



Type of variety in my collection. 



The figures are from photographs kindly taken by Mr. R. R. 

 Duncan. 



NOTES FROM THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



An exhibit thai is attracting a good deal of attention has just 

 been completed and placed on view. It consists of a Samoyede 

 sledge drawn by two reindeer. In the sledge a man is seated, 

 wearing the characteristic outer cloak and close-fitting hood 

 of reindeer fur. In his left hand he holds a single rein, and in 

 his right the long pole, coloured red, white, and blue, like that 

 of a barber, with which the animals are guided. The harnessing 

 dI the animals is absolutely correct, thanks to the assistant!' 

 of Mr. E. Eide, a Norwegian, who has been accustomed to 

 handling reindeer in his native country. A woman, in her 

 picturesque winter costume, stands by the side of the sledge. 

 She wears an outer cloak of light-coloured reindeer Eur, the 

 upper pari of which is decorated with inset lines of darker fur 

 and patches of coloured cloth — material derived from Russian 

 traders with whom the Samoyedes come in contact. The skirt 

 has three flounces of dogs' skin fur, and her head is covered 

 with a dark brown hood of the same material. Both the man 

 and woman wear under-cloaks of reindeer fur, and in the case 

 of these the fur side is worn innermost for the sake of warmth. 

 Each of them wears also long fur stockings encased in decorated 

 fur booK. 



The scene, including its surroundings oi snow, has been made 

 as true to nature as possible. The Samoyede people are the 



