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The following table, which is made up from such data as are fur- 
nished in Pfeiffer’s Monographia Heliceorum : 
Cuba, 92 species. bia tes 
Jamaica, 145 « Granada, 7 species. 
Hayti, 1a Trinidad, 
Porto Rico, At Oe Bahamas, Soe 
St. Thomas, Bermuda, ow 
Tortola, io” General, 5 “ 
St. Croix, e 14 a 
‘e Vincents, Bait ie 
uadaloupe, " ) 344 
Mortars, t " 
-The table is of use only to show how little we yet know of the other 
West India islands. In this estimate, which is confined to the Helicide, 
senting species is referred to the island or group, supposed to be its proper 
a 
e happy to say that Prof. Adams is engaged upon an extended 
ecngriph of the shells of Jamaica, in which his labors will be pre- 
sented to the world in a more complete fo eee — it will no doubt be 
ne awaited by the lovers of natural scie dee Rr, 
. Eryx maculatus, a new species from Ma sina by Epwarp Hat- 
oa M.D., (Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci., Philad., July, 1849, p. 184. cae 
Head of moderate size, depressed, covered with sca ales, larger i in front ; 
rostral plate large, triangular ; a single nasal plate on each side ; nos- 
tril small; thirteen labial plates margin the upper jaw; pupil vertical, 
oo surrounded by a circular series of plates ; iris brownish red ; nec ck 
same size as head posteriorly ; body thicker in si middle, becoming 
itteaia slender towards the tail; scales small, carinated; a row of 
single plates under the tail, followed by others which are bifid; tail 
short, truncate, (mutilated ? ) 
olor.—Light brown above, with numerous spots of the same tint 
but darker; abdomen light slate color 
Observations.—This beautiful reptile was pointed out to me so long 
ago as 1840, by the late Dr. Harlan. It was brought from Madras, in 
the neighborhood of which it was found upon a sandy soil. It appear- 
ed to be perfectly harmless. The drawing was taken during life by 
Mr. Richard, and is remarkable for me a e above short de- 
et mah, — ventured to present it to the aot with 
the e I have 
ote Descriptions po F four new species of North American Salamanders, 
w species of Scink ; by Prof. Spencer F. Barrp, (Jour. Acad. 
Nek ‘Sei ‘i “Philad., [2], i, 292.) —The following descriptions conclude a 
memoir exhibiting great research, which presents a revision (without 
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