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perne angulatis, superficie alba, fusco-maculosd, leviter striatd ; 

 labro coliimellari riitilo, albo-granuloso, latissime efftiso ; lubro ex- 

 terna valde incrassato, interne denticulis albis irregulariter ornato. 



Reeve, Conch. 83^51., vol. ii. pi. 253. f. 5 and 6. 



Hab. ? 



Long. 2 ; lat. 1^^ poll. 



In dedicating this very chaste and beautiful shell to its fortunate 

 possessor, J. Dennison, Esq., we memorize the name of a gentleman 

 whose collection is perhaps unequalled in excellency and preserva- 

 tion. The very rare and valuable specimen before us is closely allied 

 to the Oniscia cancellata (Cassidaria cancellata, Lamarck), so much 

 so indeed that we at first hesitated to consider it a distinct species ; 

 the rich and rosy appearance of the columellar lip is, however, re- 

 markable, and as this part of the shell exhibits its chief generic cha- 

 racter, may not so decided a variation of it be considered of specific 

 importance } 



Oniscia Strombiforjiis. Onisc. testa trigono-pyriformi, alba, 

 transversim irregulariter costatd et nodosa ; anfractibus superne 

 angulatis, angulis valde nodosis ; labro columellari albo, granulosa, 

 leviter effuso ; labro externa dentictilato. 

 Reeve, Conch. Syst., vol. ii. pi. 253. f. \. 



Hab. ? Mus. Cuming. 



Long. I ; lat. •§ poll. 



An interesting small species, figured in ' Conch. Syst.' together 

 with the former, and which appears to be very distinct from any 

 hitherto described. 



A series of birds' skins, being the remaining portion of the collec- 

 tion presented by Walter Ewer, Esq., part of which was exhibited at 

 the previous meeting, was laid on the table. These birds were col- 

 lected in the north-western province of the Bengal presidency, in 

 north latitude 29° to 31°, and east longitude 77° to 80°, and are 

 chiefly inhabitants of the plain. Mr. Ewer, however, observes, that 

 there are perhaps also a few from the Himalaya mountains in the 

 collection. 



The following is a list of the species : — 



I 



Neophron percnopterus, Temm. 

 Haliaetus Macei. 



Ponticerianus. 



Circaetus brachydactylus, Vieill. 

 Aquila Vindhiana, Frankl. 

 Morphnus cristatellus. 

 A star Hyder, Sykes. 

 Accipiter nisus. 

 Falca Chicquera, Lath. 

 Circus rufus, Briss. 



pallidus, Sykes. 



Elanus melanoptenis, Leach. 



Milvus Cheele. 



Ketupa Leschenaulti, Less. 



Meraps Philippinus, Linn. 



viridis, Linn. 



Hirundo fiUfera, Steph. 



riparia } Linn. 



Halcyon Smyrnensis, Linn. 

 Alceda rudis, Linn. 



Bengalensis. 



Graucalus Papuensis, 



Collurio erythronotus, Y\§. 



Lahtora, Sykes. 



Phanicornis peregrina, Vig. 



brevirostris, Y'l^. 



rubeculoides, "\^ig. 



Turdus albicollis. 



Cuv. 



