22 THE NAUTILUS. 
ing like it in the museums here nor near Boston. Also a specimen 
of Oliva, beautifully marked. I visited the vessel three or four 
times, and was kindly allowed to visit the hold of the vessel, which 
had to be entered on hands and knees. Tellinas, Conus, Myas and 
other shells by heaps and bushels was a sight to behold and never 
forget. 
I have taken great interest in the Isaac Lea Conchological 
Chapter, and have obtained much assistance in my work through 
it, and by coming in communication with the other members of it. 
—Extract from the Transactions of the I. L. C. C., for 1894, by Mrs. 
T. E. Ruggles, Milton, Mass. 
NEW PUBLICATIONS. 
A MonoGrapu Or THE LAND AND FRESHWATER MOLLUSCA OF 
THE BritisH Istrvs. By John W. Taylor, F. L.S.—We have in- 
dicated the scope of this long-expected work in a former issue (Dee, 
1894, p. 96). The first part is now before us, and well sustains the 
expectations excited by the prospectus, the fact that Mr. Taylor has 
been devoting the study of years to the subject, and by the knowledge 
that a number of excellent observers were co-operating with the 
work, and most of the members of the Conchological Society of 
Great Britain have contributed data for its pages. 
An Anisopleurous Pulmonate Gastropod, Helix aspersa v. zonata Mog. 
The present fascicle of 64 pages treats of necessary elementary 
facts of the science of conchology ; the broader principles of classifi- 
cation ; primary divisions of Mo/lusca; of nomenclature, synonyms, 
ete. The she//, its composition, structure and forms are then con- 
sidered, and here are defined the terms used in technical descrip- 
tions of mollusks, “ turreted,” “ fusiform,” “ depressed,” “turbinated” 
and so on, each explained briefly and illustrated by a figure in the 
text. This is an extremely valuable feature, for it makes perfectly 
clear to the beginner in conchology the whole jargon of descriptive 
terms, and, by a well-chosen illustration, fixes it in the mind. 
