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country. E. turtoni is larger, a trifle more depressed, and is fur- 

 nished with a single median brown band. Otherwise the two species 

 are very much alike. 



Porphyrobaphe sarcoitoma, n. sp. 



Testa imperforata, solida, ovato-oblonga, nitida, striis incrementi 

 laevibus oblique notata, in parte infera ultimi anfractus obsolete et 

 superficialit<'r lineis spiralibus vix imprcssa, sub epidermide lutescente 

 fuscula vel cinereo-iulva, atque strigis seu lineis undulalis vel fulgu- 

 ratis crebre picta, prasterea obscure saturatius 3 vel 4-fasciata, 

 fasciis ob lineas perstepe interruptis, duabus primis in anfractibus 

 superis continuatis, apice pallido. Spira conoidia, modice elongata, 

 obtusa, Anfractus 6^ convexiusculi, duo primi microscopice punc- 

 tati, ultimus regulariter oblongus, ad aperturam brevissime ascendens. 

 Sutura parum profunda, inferne (an casu forfuito?) imprcsso margi- 

 nata. Apertura subobliqua, elliptico-oblonga, intus ccerulescenti- 

 albida, fauce nitida, fusco-carnea ; superne angulata, postice ad basin 

 columella} tantisper subangulata. Columella intus plica supera me- 

 diocri alba oblique ascendente munifa, postea subarcuata. Peris- 

 toma callosum, crassum, undique breviter expansum et reflexum, 

 albido-carneum, ad basin dilute fusculum, marginibus callo valido 

 ejusdem coloris junctis. 



Long. 74, ?at. 31, alt. apert. (oblique, cum perist.) 33^ mill. 



Ilab. in Colombia (?). 



I saw only one example of this beautiful species and it is in my 

 collection. I can compare it with no olher, the color of lip and 

 throat being a striking feature. 



( To he continued.) 



MES. HENRIETTA H. T. WOICOTT. 



"We regret to chronicle the death of Mrs. Henrietta 11. T. Wolcott, 

 of Dedliam, Mass., following a severe accident. She passed away 

 after much suffering, October 8th, in the 78th year of her age. Mrs. 

 Wolcott was deeply interested in the study of nature, was a proficient 

 botanist, and of late years interested in Conchology. A wide traveler, 

 she was never happier than when engaged in gathering interesting 

 material suitable for educational purposes; and many small, well- 



