482 NEW BULIMUS. 



fruits, among which I noticed young Guavas and the wild 

 nutmeg. 



Arboreal Cyclostomata, of elegant form, and covered 

 with delicate markings, were observed crawling on the 

 long Pandanus leaves ; a small, flat, yellow Helicina was 

 found adhering to their under surface ; and a single spe- 

 cimen of Nanina was obtained. A tree, partially cut 

 through at the base with axes, fell upon one of the car- 

 penters wooding on the island, and besides depriving him 

 at the time of sensation, inflicted a severe wound on the 

 temple. What proved a misfortune to the man, how- 

 ever, presented to science a new and very beautiful 

 species of Bulimus, which I discovered in considerable 

 numbers, adhering to the foliage of the prostrate tree. 

 This species, which has been named Bulimus Adamsii by 

 Mr. Lovell Reeve, is of a pale yellow, with the base of 

 the columellar lip of a violet colour, a chain of oval spots 

 of the same colour winding round the convexity of the 

 body whorl, and running between the convolutions of the 

 spire as far as the apex ; the shell is reversed, and the 

 markings vary in almost every individual, some being 

 nearly covered with spots, and others being entirely of a 

 pale straw colour. 



Naninte are very lively animals, living high up among 

 the foliage of the trees; they have the cloak produced in 

 front and divided into two rounded lobes, and the poste- 

 rior extremity of the foot truncated and provided with a 

 remarkable gland. There are four tentacles, and the well 

 developed eyes are placed at the extremities of the longest 

 pair. Extending along the lower margin of the foot, is a 

 singular border formed of deep vertical striae ; the poste- 



