HAWAIIAN AND SOUTH SEA SHELLS. 



Trochomorpha (nigritella) contigua, Pease ; 

 Nuuana Valley, Oahu. Living. 300. 



Tellina (Acropagia) rugosa, Con.; Honolulu 

 harbor. Living shells. I also found this 

 species semi-fossilized in a layer of the 

 shore seven feet above tide water, Pearl 

 Harbor ; these smaller than the living 

 shells. ioc., 3 for 250. 



Mytilus (s. s) crebristriatus, Conr.; Pearl 

 Harbor. Living. 50. 



Perna (Isognompn) costellatus, Conr.; reefs 

 at Waikiki. Living. 150. 



Meleagrina nebulosa, Con. Semi-fossil, found 

 common on the surface of an upraised 

 island in Pearl Harbor ; half shells only ; 

 none found living. 



Pecten (s. s ) superbus, Sby., Wiamea, Oahu. 

 Half shells only ; a white variety, and one 

 blotched with deep red. These are much 

 used by the natives in making ornamental 

 hat bands and wreaths (leis). 10 for 250. 



THE FOLLOWING SHELLS, whose hab- 

 itat is the SOUTH SEAS, were purchased 

 in HONOLULU, brought there by the 

 Missionary steamer, the Morning Star: 



Nassa (tritea) reticulata, Lin.; South Seas 

 Living. 50., 10 for 3oc. 



Oliva (Strephona) erythrostoma, Lam. Typ- 

 ical ; fine living shells. Samoa. 20 to 250. 



Agaronia (olivancillaria) Gibbosa, Born.; 

 Gilbert Is. 400, 



Olivella (epona) circicula, Gray; Samoa. 

 Good. 250. 



Mitra (strigatella) limbifera, Lam.; South 

 Seas. Only fair. . 150. 



Mitra (strigatella) litterata, Rve.; Samoa. 

 Good. 15 to 250. 



Mitra (strigatella) paupercula, Lin.; Samoa 

 Fine living shells. 20 to 250. 



Mitra (s. s.) pontificalis, Lam.; Samoa. Liv- 

 ing. 20 tO 40C. 



Columbella(Engina) mendicaria, Anth. ; South 

 Seas. Very fine living shells, best I ever 

 saw. 6c., 10 for 400. 



Natica (s. s.) aurantia, Lam.; Gilbert Is. Fine 

 living shells, no opercula 20 to 250. 



Natica Strangii, Rve.; Australia. Living 

 shells, which have been pierced for use as a 

 necklace. 15 to 300. 



Strombus (canarium) maculatus, Nutt. Fine 

 living shells. Samoa. 15 to 250. 



Cypraea (aricia) caput serpentis ; var. caput 

 anguis, Phil. Living shells from Samoa. 



250. 



Cypraea (luponia) caurica, Lin.; Samoa. Fine 

 living. 8 to 150. 



Cyprasa (luponia) helveola, Lin.; South Seas. 

 Good. 8 to ioc. 



Cyprasa (aricia) intermedia, Gray; Samoa. 

 Living. 250. 



Cypraea (luponia) lynx, Lin.; Samoa. 



8 to isc. 



Cypraea (aricia) moneta, Lin.; South Seas. 

 Bright yellow var. ioc., 10 for 500. 



Cyprasa (luponia) poraria, Lin.; Australia. 



6 to ioc. 



Elenchus (Cantharidus) rutilus, A. Ad.; Aus- 

 tralia. Living ; 2 vars. isc. 



Bankivia fasciata, Mke.; Australia. Var. 

 mostly fair. 150. 



Partula Guamensis, Pfr.; Ponoe, Caroline Is. 

 A brown species, much larger than the par- 

 tulas of Tahiti. 250. 



Trochomorpha (nigritella) goniomphala, Pfr.; 

 Ponape, Caroline Is. Magnificent speci- 

 mens, soc. 



Helix (Hystricella) similaris, Per. ioc. 



Melampus fasciatus, Desh.: var. Ater. Mull.; 

 Samoa. Several color varieties, many of 

 them pierced for necklaces. 50., 10 for 400. 



Melampus luteus, Quoy; Samoa. 3 color va- 

 rieties, some pierced by the natives for 

 necklaces. 6c, 10 for 400. 



Truncatella semi-costata, Montruz; Tahiti. 

 Forming a necklace over two feet long. 



IOC., 



