i^ Director's Annual Report. 



L. conicoides Sykes, L. convexiuscula vSykes, L. deutata Pfr., 

 L. dimidiata Pfr., L. elevata Newc, L. emerita Sykes, L. fumosa 

 Newc, L. fusca Newc, L. glutinosa Pfr., L. gracilis Pfr., L. hen- 

 sliawi Sykes, L. konaensis Sykes, L. labiata Newc, L. margarita 

 Pfr., L. uitida Newc, L. obclavata Pfr., L. perkinsi Sykes, L. 

 pyramis Pfr., L. saudwicensis Pfr., L. sculpta Pfr., L. semipicta 

 Sykes, L. smitlii Sykes, L. vanna vSykes, L. vitrea Newc, Carelia 

 cochlea Reeve, C. cummiugiana Pfr., C. fuligiuea Pfr., C. new- 

 combi Pfr., C. obeliscus Reeve, Auriculella brunnea Smith, A. 

 cerea Pfr., A. crassula Smith, A. diaphana Smith, A. lurida Pfr., 

 A. patula Smith, A. perkinsi Sykes, A. tenuis Smith, Tornatellina 

 compacta Sykes, T. cylindrata Sykes, T. newcombi Pfr., T. per- 

 kinsi Sykes, T. trochoides Sykes, Opeas heu.shawi Sykes, Succinea 

 konaensis Sykes, and Ancylus sharpi Sykes. 



The following species were not in ovir collection : Vitrea lanai- 

 ensis Sykes, Kaliella konaensis Sykes, Leptachatina callosa Pfr., 

 L. corneola Pfr., L. impressa Sykes, L. obsoleta Pfr., L,. obtusa 

 Pfr., L. oryza Pfr., L. semicostata Pfr., L. succincta Newc, L. 

 supracostata Sykes, L- teres Pfr., Carelia paradoxa Pfr., Auricu- 

 lella chamissoi Pfr., A. newcombi Pfr., A. obeliscus Pfr., A. petiti- 

 ana Pfr., Frickella amoena Pfr., Tornatellina confusa Sykes, and 

 Succinea protracta Sykes. 



The types not seen were: Endodouta biuaria Pfr., Lepta- 

 chatina granua Newc. ("type smashed in 1898"), and L. imitatrix 

 Sykes ("type probably lost"). 



The first trip, after returning to New York, was to Philadel- 

 phia to see the types of Pilsbry and Baldwin. Those of which we 

 have specimens are: Endodonta concentrata P. &^^, E. thaanumi 

 P. & v., E. luctifera P. & V., E. kamehameha P. & V., E. marsu- 

 pialis P. & v., Opeas opella P. & V., and Limnsea hawaiensis Pils. 



While in Philadelphia, Dr. Pilsbry suggested that all the pub- 

 lished papers relating to our land shells be gone through and the 

 most important, which are not in our library, be copied. Permis- 

 sion was received for extended leave to accomplish this. 



Boston was next visited to study the types in Pease's collec- 

 tion in the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Cambridge, and 

 also those in Gulick's collec5lion in the Museum of the Boston 

 Society of Natural History. The types of Pease's species, with 

 which specimens in our colle(5lion agreed, were : Endodonta de- 



