INTRODUCTION. 



During the past few years large collections of the shells 

 of Lifu and Uvea have been made by the Rev. James and 

 Mrs. Hadfield, and have been consigned to several Manchester 

 conchologists. By the kindness of Messrs. R. 1 ). Darbishire, 

 R. Cairns, and W. Moss, a very complete series of these shells 

 has been presented to the Manchester Museum, which possesses 

 in addition the types of the majority of the new species here 

 described, though a few remain in Mr. Melvill's cabinet. They 

 have been arranged for exhibition, and a list of them, with 

 notes and descriptions of new species, was drawn up by 

 Mr. J. Cosmo Melvill (a member of the Committee of the 

 Manchester Museum), and Mr. R. Standen (of the Museum 

 staff). As the collection is one of the largest and most 

 important that has been received in this country from the 

 Loyalty Islands, it has been thought desirable to afford the 

 naturalists of Manchester and elsewhere an opportunity of 

 obtaining separate copies of this catalogue, and it has therefore 

 been reprinted from 'The Jou r nal of Conchologv' and issued 

 as one of the Museum Handbooks. 



Since Part I. of this catalogue was published, further 

 consignments of shells have been received, which have in- 

 creased the number of species recorded from 630 to 860. 

 Under these circumstances it seemed desirable to issue a con- 

 tinuation of the catalogue in the same form as before. 



William E. Hoyle, 



Keeper of the Museum. 



