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singulis pliimis fasciis latis hrunneo-nigris ornatis ; marginibug 



plumarum cinereis ; intra margines lineis angustis nigris et ulbis 



ornatis; tectricibus alarum et tertiariis pallide castaneo-rvbris 



balteis irregularibus ziczac fasciatis ; interspatiis balteorum cine- 



reo-albis ; mento genisgue albis maculd semilunari brunned ad 



apicem singulce pluniee ; pectore et corpore inferiore pallide cervino- 



albis ; plumis pectoris ordine macularum saturate grisearum ad 



marginėm ornatis. 



Upper surface light chestnut-red, all the feathers crossed by broad 



bars of brovvnish black and margined with grey, vvithin which are 



two narrow lines of black and white ; U'ing-coverts and tertiaries 



light chestnut-red, crossed by irregular zigzag bars of black, the in- 



terspaces margined extemally with greyish white ; chin and sides of 



the face white, with a narrow crescent-shaped mark of brown at the 



tip of each feather ; sides of the breast chestnut, each feather tipped 



with \vhite, within ■which is an indistinct mark of deep black ; chest 



and under surface pale bufiy vvhite, the feathers of the chest vltb a 



row of dark grey spots on each margin, giving that part a speckled 



appearance ; primaries brown, narrowly edged with white ; irides 



reddish orange ; feet yellovv ; bill hom-colour. 



Totai length, malė, 5 inches ; bill, ^ ; wing, 3^ ; tarsi, i^. Fe- 

 male, 6 inches ; bill, | ; wing, 3į ; tarsi, |. 



Hab. Houtmann's Abrolhos, oiF the westem coast of Australia. 

 Remark. — Likę the restof the genus, the malė is much inferior in 

 size to the feraale. The species is very nearly allied to, but much 

 smaller than, Hemipodius varius. 



" Description of twenty-two new species of Land-Shells, belong- 

 ing to the collection of Mr. H. Cuming," by Dr. L. Pfeiifer: — 



1. Helix Gruneri, Pfr. Hel. testd umbilicatd, depressd, superne 

 planiusculd, minutissime punctato-striatd, rufd; anfractibus b\ 

 sensim crescentibus, planiusculis, ultimo rotundato, antice vix de- 

 flexo ; umbilico angusto, pervio ; aperturd subverticali, depressd, 

 late lunari ; peristomate incrassato, reflexo, marginibus callo tenui, 

 superne dentem arcuatum, validum, callosum formante junctis. 



Diam. 38, alt. 18 mill. 



Locality unknown. A beautiful shell, next allied to H. unguicula, 

 De Fėrussac, differing by the strong and arcuated tootli on the body 

 of the penultimate whorl. 



2. Helix Okeniana, Pfr. Hel. testd imperforatd, orbicttlari, 

 utrinąue convexiusculd, obtuse carinatd, undigue regulariter gra- 

 nulatd, superne fuscd, basi pallidd ; anfractibus 5į rotundato- 

 planatis, ultimo antice deflexo, basi profunde biscrobiculato ; aper- 

 turd subhorizontali, ellipticd, coarctatd ; peristomate carneo-fusco, 

 incrassato, marginibus callo junctis, supero expanso, basali reflexo, 

 tridentato ; dentibus aguidistantibus, 2 minoribus prope columellam, 

 tertio majore superne sulcato. 



Diam. 37, alt. 17 mill. 



Found on the island of Jaraaica at Savannah la Mar, bv M. Atta- 



