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Velutina haliotoidea Stimp. Purpura lapillus Linn. 
a zonata Gld. Ilyanassa obsoleta Say. 
Polynices heros Say. Nassa trivittata Say. 
“  triseriata Say. Buccinum undatum Linn. 
Bela incisula Verr. Chrysodomus stimpsoni Morch. 
“ harpularia Couth. Chrysodomus pygmezeus Gld. 
“ eancellata Migh. & Ad. Trichotropis borealis Sby. 
‘ decussata Couth. 
[CoMMUNICATED. ] 
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CONCHOLOGISTS. 
The President of the Association regrets that he has been com- 
pelled through stress of business engagements and other matters, to 
temporarily suspend his correspondence upon Conchological mat- 
ters, but would be glad now to hear from any of the members, 
especially those whose letters have not be attended to promptly. 
The Association has recently not been so active as formerly, but 
everything looks fair for a go-ahead, prosperous season. Nearly 
200 members are enrolled in the Association, and any proposals of 
new members will be acted upon promptly by the officers. Such 
proposals should be made to the Secretary, Mr. Chas. W. Johnson, 
Wagner Institute, Philadelphia. 
Members desiring to forward fine specimens of shells to the 
“ American Collection,” will kindly communicate with the Presi- 
dent, Mr. John H. Campbell, 1009 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, 
sending him lists of such species as they wish to forward.. Due 
acknowledgment of shells received will be made in the pages of the 
“ NAUTILUS. ” 
The most recent addition to the collection has been a fine series 
of fossil species from the Miocene and Pliocene of Maryland, Vir- 
ginia, North Carolina and Florida by Mr. Joseph Willcox of Phil- 
adelphia. The collection, already, is one of the finest “special col- 
lections” in America, and bids fair to surpass all others. Each 
species is carefully examined, named, mounted and placed in the 
cases set apart by the Academy of Natural Sciences and the collec- 
tion as a whole, is kept separate from the general collection of that 
