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The h.ihitnt '' West IiidieH," irivcii by Hocvo, is orroncoiis, ms 

 is :iIho tliat of " Cliili," in Kicner. A jioodly mimhcr of spefics 

 may be referred to this form witli some confidence : 'I'liey are 

 N. plicata^ Pease (preoccui)ied) = N. approximala^ Pse., N. 

 fusea, Hombr. et Jaeq. (fio-. 78), N. mitraliH, A, Ad. (fia;. 79). N. 

 badia^ A. Ad. (fig. 81), N. cinnamomea, A. Ad. (fi,<>-. 80). In 

 N. elegaiis, Reeve, not Kiener (fi()^. 82), the style of painting- 

 varies considerably from the type, bnt I have liefoi-e me a 

 similarly painted specimen, which is undoubtedly a A^. fsenia. 



N. CANALicuLATA, Lam. PI. 0, tigs. 83-8fi. 



Ash-olive, sometimes faintly two banded with chestnut ; 



sutures channeled and frequently crenulate ; upper w'horls 



closely ribbed, ribs sometimes apparent on the back of the body 



whorl. Length, 1-1-1-5 inches. 



Philippine Islands, Polynesia. 



N. Isevis (Chemn.), H. and A. Adams (fig. 86) is a synonym. 



N. STOLiDA, A. Adams. PL 10, fig. 87. 



Bluish-ash, sparingly blotched or banded witli yellow and 



brown. Length, 1-25 inches. 



Habitat unkaown. 

 Described from a single specimen, wdiich is evidently of ab- 

 normal growth. 



N. UNicoLORATA, Kiener. PI. 10, figs. 88, 89, 90. 



Livid ash-color, sometimes stained or banded with l»rown ; 

 aperture chocolate-colored within. Length, l-l-o inches. 



Moluccas, Australia, Neio Zealand. 



A Bullia-\\kQ species, normally very distinct, yet undoubtedly 

 closely connected by transition forms with N. canaliculata and 

 N. tsenia. N. unicolor, Hombr. and Jacq., is identical ; the 

 figure which I give (fig. 89) probably represents a similar shell 

 to that w^hich Gmelin called N. trifasciata. N. I'utilan,^, Reeve 

 (fig. 90), and probably iV. glauca, Dunker, an unfigured species, 

 belong here. 



N, vARiciFERA, A. Adams. PI. 10, fig. 91. 



Whitish, with two brown bands ; whorls crossed occasionally' 

 by a varix. Length, 1 inch. 



Japan. 



