five species have been discovered, and of this species only seven 

 are known in the world. Pleurotomaria Hirasei may be seen in 

 this collection also. It is a verv rare shell, of a beautiful ivory 

 white, and golden yellow in color, while a magnificent red is the 

 predominating color of Pleurotomaria beyrichii. 



Then among those universal favorites, the Cvpraeas: how 

 many collectors can boast of a broderipi, a nivosa, a castanea, 

 coxeni, crossei, similis, etc., etc., etc. Those of the whole world 

 who can do so may be counted on the fingers of one hand. 

 Then take the cabinet of spondylus, unique in its vast number of 

 species, and wondeaful for its oriental richness of coloring, mak- 

 ing it suggestive of a tropical flower garden. The collection is 

 unique in having a larger number than any I have seen abroad 

 or in this countrv, of polished Haliotis, especiallv of the two 

 species that are the most beautiful of all the shells of California. 

 The same may be said of the polished Unios which are wonder- 

 fully choice and fine. It is unique in having the largest num- 

 ber of a single species of rare Cypraea, showing in over a hun- 

 dred specimens the gradual evolution of that most beautiful of 

 American Cypraeas the Spadicea. 



I will close by saying that I am firmly of the opinion, after 

 browsing among collections in Europe and America for twenty 

 years or more, that there cannot be seen a collection as rich in 

 in beauty of specimens, in variety of species, and as tasteful in 

 arrangement as that in your large cabinet, in the world today. 



T. H. McCoy, 

 Chicago. 



