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slightly lamellated horizontally ; lower portion of labial side broad 

 and spreadiug over the labium, with a deep groove, aud tertninating 

 with a broad uplifted linguiform plait, which is distinct from the 

 spreading upper portion. 



Height 0-06, greatest breadth 0-078, least breadth 0-06. 



Named in compliment to M. Verreaux, an experieaced zoological 

 coUector. 



Metcalfeia Sinclairiana, Chitty. 



Hab. Maroon Town, St. James (uniąue). 



Form, depressed conic. Colour, pale horn or yellow. Scttlp- 

 ture, 9 strong spirai carinse, with one fine intervening ; on the upper 

 whorls, 3 strong and fine ones intervening. Spire, slightly elevated, 

 with rather concave outlines. Apex, rather acute. JVhorls, 4\, mo- 

 derately rounded, with a light suture. Aperture, slightly spreading 

 about the periphery to below ; subsemicircular. Labrnm, very slightly 

 produced above, more so below ; broadly detached from the body- 

 whorl, strongly pectinated by the spirai carinse. Labium, well de- 

 tached from the body-whorl, on a plane with the labrum above, 

 lower below, slightly curved to the right above, much so below, much 

 thickened. Umbilicus, narrow and deep, well covered by the labral 

 lamella. Operculum, ? 



Height 0-057, greatest breadth 0-084, least breadth 0-067. 



Named in compliment to Dr. ilndrevv Sinclair, R.N., late Colonial 

 Secretary of New Zealand. 



Metcalfeia Mitchelliana, Chitty. 



Hab. Maroon Town, St. James (uniąue). 



Form, depressed conic. Colour, pale horn. Sculpture, 15 strong 

 spirai caringe, rather ineąuidistant, with one very fine intervening, 

 and about the periphery sometimes two and sometimes three fine 

 carinse : at the periphery the two strong cariniB are widest apart, 

 with three fine intervening ; the next division below has one fine 

 only, and the next below, two ; on the upper whorls four strong ca- 

 rinae. Spire, slightly elevated, with rather concave outlines. TVhorls, 

 4i, slightly rounded, with a moderate suture ; lašt whorl expanded 

 above and falling away below. Aperture, semicircnlar, much di- 

 lated below the periphery. Labrum, very slightly pectinated by the 

 strong carina, very slightly produced above. Labium, on a plane 

 with the labrum above, much lower below ; slightly curved to the 

 right below, moderately detached from the body-whorl. Umbilicus, 

 deep, little affected by the labral lamella. Operculum, ? 



Height 0-07, greatest breadth 0-095, least breadth 0-077. 



Named in compliment to D. W. Mitchell, Esq., the energetic Se- 

 cretary of the Zoological Society of London. 



Metcalfeia Dorhniana, Chitty. 

 Hab. Pedro District, St. Ann's. 



Form, depressed conic. Colour, pale horn. Sculpture, 4 strong 

 spirai carinae and 1 fine, 1 strong and 1 fine, 1 strong and .3 fine. 



