LOO CHOO ISLAND SHELLS, 



The Loo Choo Islands (Lew Chew, Liu Kiu, or Riu Kiu) include the whole 

 series extending in a northeast and southeast direction from Japan proper to the 

 Island of Formosa. Within the northern group lies the intersection of 130 east 

 longitude and 30 north latitude, and in the southern group that of 125 east 

 longitude and 25 north latitude. At the present time they belong to the Jap- 

 anese Empire. 



In the summer of 1891, I sent Morizo Seto, my Japanese collector, to those 

 islands, where he remained collecting for nearly a year. The results of the trip 

 were somewhat disappointing as to new species, inasmuch as the Loo Choo spe- 

 cies belong more to the better known Indo-Pacific fauna than they do to the 

 fauna of the Japanese seas. 



A detailed list of the 367 species found forms an appendix to the new and 

 complete catalogue of Japanese marine shells published by me, 1894. 



In the following are those species of which I have sufficient duplicates to offer 

 correspondents in exchange, or which are for sale for cash at the affixed prices 

 each. Of quite a number on this list I have perhaps less than a dozen specimens 

 each, and with these it will be, of course, first come, first served. Of the rest, 

 specimens are more numerous 



Persons receiving this list and desiring to exchange, will send me a list of 

 what they have to offer, which must be specimens in good condition, living 

 shells, and preferably in all cases, such as have been collected by the person 

 desiring to exchange. 



Postage or express charges to be paid by the sender, except for heavy and 

 low-priced shells, or unless otherwise arranged for. 



As I am absent from home much of the time on long extended tours of travel, 

 correspondence directed as per address below will be forwarded to me if absent, 

 but at such times the delay in arranging exchanges will be considerable. 

 , Address, 



FREDERICK STEARNS (Personal), 

 371 Lafayette Avenue, 



DETROIT, MICH., U. S. A. 



Murex (Chicoreus) brevifrons, Lam.; from 

 Yaeyama Is.; various stages of growth. 

 Nat. name, Yako-gai. 5 to 75 C - 



Purpura (Thalessa) hippocastaneum, Lin.; 

 var. Sulcata; Desh.; Hirame Jima Is. Nat. 

 name, Naga-bai. 150., 3 for 250. 



Purpura (.Thalessa) armigera, Chem.; Yaeya- 

 ma Is. Nat. name, Konpeto-gai, meaning 

 sweet-meat. 150., 3 for 250. 



Ricinula (s. s.) histrix, Lam ; Yaeyama Is. 

 Two vars , one with pink aperture and one 

 with darker. 30 to 400. 



Ricinula (s. s.) horrida, Lam.; Yaeyama Is. 

 Nat. name, Ushi-no-guchi, momo. (.bull's 



mouth shell). Two vars., one with light 

 pink aperture, the other with dark purple 

 aperture. 250. 



TRITONID^E. 



Triton (Lampas) buffonia, Gml. var.; Yaeya- 

 ma Is. soc. to $i. 



Triton (Lampas) lampas, Lin.; Yaeyama Is. 

 Typical (one lot) and one lot lighter colored 

 aperture, full grown. 500. to $i. 



Triton (Simpulum) pilearis, Lin.; var. Yaeya- 

 ma Is. 20 to 300. 



Triton (s. s.) tritonis, Lin.;=T. variegatus, 

 Lin. ; Yaeyama Is. Very fine living shells, 

 small, medium, and full grown. 500. to $2.50. 



