lew Islands has not described, or even noticed, 

 the shells that are found there. An at- 

 tempt was made, some years ago, to establish 

 a pearl fishery on the coast of one of the Fe- 

 gees, from whence some rare shells have been 

 brought. The finest Volutes ever seen in this 

 country, were collected on Bligh's Island*. 



FARTHER north, are the Ladrone Islands, 

 a highly interesting group : the rare Cypraese 

 are from thence. At Guam, a friend obtained 

 for me the most beautiful Cypraea Aurora that 



V Named after Admiral Bligh. His lady possessed one of 

 the finest collections of shells in Europe. The admiral having 

 so often circumnavigated the globe, and being afterwards Go- 

 vernor of New South Wales, she was enabled to enrich her 

 collection with the most rare and valuable species from all 

 parts of the world. This superior and extensive collection pass- 

 ed into my hands for a valuable consideration. 



