Vlll CONTENTS, 



Papers {continued) — page 



Notes on the Variation and Habits of Schizoglossa N'ovoseelandica, 



Pfr. By R. Murdock 138 



On a small collection of Land and Fresh-water Shells from Oman, 



Ai-abia. By E. A. Smith, F.Z.S., etc. (Illustrated) 141 



' On the Anatomy of Pterocera, with some notes on the Crystalline 



Style. By M. F. Woodward. (Plate XI) 143 



Notes on the Anatomy of Bulimulus mcris-sciuri, Guppy. By 



S. Pace. (Illustrated) 151 



Descriptions of new species of Marine Shells from the neighbour- 

 hood of Hong-Kong. By G. B. Sowerbt, F.L.S., etc. 

 (Plate XII) 153 



Descriptions of four new Shells from the Persian Gulf and Bay of 

 Zaila. By G. B. Sowerby, F.L.S., etc. (Plate XII, Figs. 

 20,23,25,26) 160 



Description of a new species of Engina {E. epidromidea) from 



Bombay. By J. C. Melvill, M.A., F.L.S., etc. (Illustrated) 162 



A List of the Land and Fresh- water MoUusca collected by Dr. J. W. 

 Gregory in East Africa during his expedition to ]\Iount Kenia, 

 with descriptions of a few new species. By E. A. Smith, 

 F.Z.S., etc. (Illustrated) 163 



Descriptions of some Chinese Land-shells. By B. Schmacker 

 and Dr. 0. Boettger. (Plate VIII, Figs. 4 and 8 ; Plate IX, 

 Figs. 2, 7, and 8) 169 



On some new species of Melania from Palawan and the neighbour- 

 hood. By Dr. A. Brot. (Illustrated) 175 



Address of the President, Dr. H. Woodward, F.R.S., etc 178 



Note on Spirulirostra. By G. B. Pritchard. [Abstract : with 

 reply by R. B. Newton, F.G.S., etc., and G. F. Harris, 

 F.G.S., etc.] ' 199 



[Pearl Growth. By T. H. Haynes. (Abstract)] 201 



Synopsis of a review of the Genera of Recent and Tertiary Mactridce 



and Mesodesmatidae. By W. H. Dall 203 



Descriptions of nine new species of Shells. By G. B. Sowerby, 



F.L.S., etc. (Plate XIII) 214 



On a new Helicoid Land-shell from New Zealand. By E. R. 



Sykes, B.A., F.Z.S., etc. (Illustrated) 218 



Description of a new species of Helix from Burmah. By E. A. 



Smith, F.Z.S., etc. (Illustrated) 219 



^' Descriptions of new species of Pleurotoma, Mitra, and Latirus. 



By J. C. Melvill, M.A., F.L.S., etc. (Plate XIV) 221 



Descriptions of two new species of Terrestrial ]\Iollusca from 

 the Hadramaut District, South Arabia. By J. C. Melvill, 

 M.A., F.L.S., etc 224 



