1873.] MR. H. ADAM8 ON LAND AND MARINE SHELLS. 205 



and, if my memory serves me rightly, admitted the distinctness of 

 the species. 



123. OCHROMELA NIGRORUFA, Jerd. 



Mr Mitford's sketches of the birds that fell under his notice 

 were too life-like to be mistaken. I think, however, I actually shot 

 the specimen from which Mr. Mitford made his sketch. I have 

 always included Ratnapoora in the mountain zone. 



181. ZOSTEROPS CEYLONENSIS. 



I do not think I ever had a specimen of the hill Zosterops in mv 

 possession ; and, as before stated, I doubted Dr. Kelaart's identifi- 

 cation. I havevcollected at Newera Ellia. 



195. MUNIA RUBRONIGRA 



Es^rthem 11 intr ° duCed; but ' if l ^member right, I found large 



206. Spatula clypeata 



I found breeding between Jaffna and Chavagacherry, and caught 

 some of the young ones. ° 



In conclusion, I must congratulate Mr. Holdsworth in his adding 

 so many new species to the Ceylon fauna j and I hope he and I 

 may live for another quarter of a century to welcome the labours of 

 another fellow worker and see the changes that he may show by his 

 discoveries. But whether we do or do not, those who follow us wil 

 have the use of our experience. 



4. Descriptions of seventeen new Species of Land and Marine 

 Shells. By Henry Adams, F.L.S. 



[Eeceived January 30, 1873.] 

 (Plate XXIII.) 



CORALLIOPHILA BARCLAYANA, Sp. nov. (Plate XXIII. fig. 1.) 



C. testa fusiformi, plicis numerosis obtusis munita, liris transver- 

 sa et lamelhs muncatis longitudinalibus clathrata, antice vio- 

 lacea, postice albida ; spira acuta- conica; anfr. 6-7, convexis 

 ultimo dimidiam long test* superante, in canalem angustam pro- 

 ;'°'7fj7J lon 9- testcB,subovali; labro arcuato, varici- 



orZull efi T ' CrmUlat0 ' intm denti ™ l «*o ; columella antice 



granulata ; jauce purpurascente. 



Long. 29, diam. 13 mill. 



Hab. Mauritius (coll. H. Ad.). 



Mitrella d^dala, sp. nov. (Plate XXIII. fig. 2.) 



M. testa elongata, solidula, pallide lutea, maculis rufis ad suturam 



Mr 



