336 Zoological Society. 
apicem singule plume ; pectore et corpore inferiore pallide cervino- 
albis ; plumis pectoris ordine macularum saturate grisearum ad 
marginem ornatis. 
Upper surface light chestnut-red, all the feathers crossed by broad 
bars of brownish black and margined with grey, within which are 
two narrow lines of black and white; wing-coverts and tertiaries 
light chestnut-red, crossed by irregular zigzag bars of black, the in- 
terspaces margined externally with greyish white; chin and sides of 
the face white, with a narrow crescent-shaped mark of brown at the 
tip of each feather ; sides of the breast chestnut, each feather tipped 
with white, within which is an indistinct mark of deep black ; chest 
and under surface pale buffy white, the feathers of the chest with a 
row of dark grey spots on each margin, giving that part a speckled 
appearance; primaries brown, narrowly edged with white; irides 
reddish orange ; feet yellow; bill horn-colour. 
Total length, male, 5 inches; bill, 15; wing, 31; tarsi, 1}. Fe- 
male, 6 inches; bill, #; wing, 34; tarsi, 3. 
Hab. Houtmann’s Abrolhos, off the western coast of Australia. 
Remark.—Like the rest of the genus, the male is much inferior in 
size to the female. ‘The species is very nearly allied to, but much 
smaller than, Hemipodius varius. 
«‘ Description of twenty-two new species of Land-Shells, belong- 
ing to the collection of Mr. H. Cuming,” by Dr. L. Pfeiffer :— 
1. Hexix Gruner, Pfr. Hel. testa umbilicatd, depressd, superne 
planiusculd, minutissime punctato-striatd, rufa; anfractibus 5% 
sensim crescentibus, planiusculis, ultimo rotundato, antice vix de- 
flexo; umbilico angusto, pervio; aperturd subverticali, depressa, 
late lunari ; peristomate incrassato, reflexo, marginibus callo tenut, 
superne dentem arcuatum, validum, callosum formante junctis. 
Diam. 38, alt. 18 mill. 
Locality unknown. A beautiful shell, next allied to H. unguicula, 
De Férussac, differing by the strong and arcuated tooth on the body 
of the penultimate whorl. 
2. Hexrx Oxentana, Pfr. Hel. testd imperforatd, orbiculari, 
utringue convexiusculd, obtuse carinatd, undique regulariter gra- 
nulatd, superne fuscd, basi pallidd; anfractibus 54 rotundato- 
planatis, ultimo antice deflexo, basi profunde biscrobiculato ; aper- 
turd subhorizontali, ellipticd, coarctatd ; peristomate carneo-fusco, 
incrassato, marginibus callo junctis, supero expanso, basali reflexo, 
tridentato ; dentibus equidistantibus, 2 minoribus prope columellam, 
tertio majore superne sulcato. 
Diam. 37, alt. 17 mill. 
Found on the island of Jamaica at Savannah la Mar, by M. Atta- 
nasio. To be distinguished from H. lucerna, Miill., by having three 
teeth at the basal margin of the aperture. 
3. Herx NEoGRANATENSIS, Pfr. Hel. testd imperforatd, depressd, 
carinatd, tenui, undique minute granulosa, saturate rufa; spird 
vie elevatd ; anfractibus 44 planiusculis, ultimo basi convexo, an- 
