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April 14, 1846. 

 William Yai-rell, Esq., Vice-President, in the Chalr. 



A coUection of forty-six Bird-skins from India, received from Col. 

 Sykes, was exhibited to the Meeting. The coUection was of interest 

 from containing specimens of several species obtained fuither north 

 than it is hitherto recorded that they have been observed. 



The following Communications were read: " Descriptions of t\venty 

 new species of Helicea, in the coUection of H. Cuming, Esq.," by 

 Dr. L. Pfeiffer:— 



1. Helix stjturalis, Pfr. Hel. testdlate umhilicatd, depressd, 

 stibdiscoided, tenui, sub lente minutissime granulosd, fusco-corned ; 

 spird pland, medio subimmersd ; suturd profuudd ; anfractibus 4 

 convexissimis, nlthno antice descendente ; aperturd perobligud, 

 subcirculari ; peristomate simplice, marginibus conniventibus, dex- 

 tro recto, superne fornicato, columellari subrecedente, arcuato, 

 hasalique breviter reflexo. 



Diam. 10, alt. 4 mUl. 



Found at Hondūras under decayed leaves by Mr. Dyson. 



Nearly alUed to H. Nystiana. 



2. Helix Candaharica, Pfr. Hel. testd umbilicatd, orbiculato- 

 convexiusculd, obliqiie striatuld, nitiduld,fuscescenti-albidd,fasciis 

 angustis, maculose interruptis, nigricantibus et rufis ornatd ; spird 

 vix elevatd, apice nitido, corneo ; anfractibus 5 convexiuscuUs, 

 nltimo antice non descendente ; umbilico infundibulif orini, anfrac- 

 tuum penultimum lute monstrante, medio angustissimo ; aperturd 

 obligud, lunato-ovali ; peristomate acuto, Intus subremote labiato, 

 marginibus conniventibus, columellari vix dilatato. 



Diam. 16, alt. 7| mUl. 



From Candahar, East Indies (Benson). 



3. Hehx aulacospira, Pfr. Hel. testd late umbilicatd, depressd, 

 discoided, tenui, irregulariter et leviter malleatd, lineis impressis, 

 concentricis , confertis regulariter sulcatd , hitescenti-corned ; spird 

 pland ; anfractibus 4^ depressis, celeriter accrescentibus ; umbilico 

 lato, perspectivo ; aperturd subverticali, oblique lunato-ovali ; pe- 

 ristomate simplice, tenui, margine columellari non refiexo. 



Diam. 12, alt. 4| miU. 

 Locality unknovvn. 



4. Hex,ix Gossei, Pfr. Hel. testd imperforatd, orbiculato-conoided, 

 tenui, irregulariter plicatulo-striatd , non nitente, diaphand,fulvidd, 

 fascid unicd periphericd , angustd, castaned, alterdąue superiore 



Nos. CLVIII. CLIX. & CLX. — Proceedings of the Zool. Soc. 



