lo Piredors Report for n^iy. 



specimens distributed over 490 catalogue numbers. During the 

 year 62,661 new specimens were catalogued and added to the col- 

 lection. Of these 21,492 were acquired by gift, 9602 in return for 

 preparing and naming specimens of other collectors, 5455 by collec- 

 tion of other members of the staff, 25,499 ^Y collection of the Curator, 

 and 613 types, cotypes and paratypes of AuriciiIcUa. These 62.661 

 specimens were distributed over 3467 catalogue numbers. Alto- 

 gether (including .•://(i;7r/^/r//rt ) 76,6X9 specimens were catalogued 

 during the year, which exceeds the largest year's addition (1914) 

 b}- nearly eight thousand specimens. 



"The George Munro collection of the genus Partulina from 

 Lanai was purchased during the year. This collection though 

 not large is a valuable one to the Museum as the exact locality 

 and date of collection is placed with each lot of shells and the col- 

 lection is accompanied by a map showing each of the localities. 



"Field Work. — No extended collecting trip was undertaken 

 during the year, single da}- trips being the rule. The .shells which 

 were collected by the Curator and catalogued represent forty-two 

 days of field work, not all of which were taken during the year, as, 

 as stated above one or two of the lots were collected as far back as 

 1913. The bulk of catalogued specimens was collected during the 

 latter part of 1916 and 191 7. 



Publication. — A short paper dealing with some new species 

 and varieties of the genus Amastra appeared during the earlj- part 

 of the year. 



Gifts. — Your Curator wishes to thank the following persons 

 for their gifts catalogued during the past year: Dr. H. A. Pilsbry, 

 Messrs. A. F. and J. Gouveia, I. Spalding, P. H. Timberlake, 

 R. Mist, D. Thaanum, F. P. Pierce, B. C. Oliveira. J. S. Emer- 

 son, D. Fleming, G. P. Cooke, C. N. Forbes and J. C. Bridwell; 

 Parker Ranch; Mrs. G. W. Bryan; Miss Carolene Cooke; Masters 

 Girdler, Desnouee, Lorimer and C. M. Cooke III." 



Dr. Cooke's list of Lcptachatina, Paicahia, Auriciilclla, (lulickia ^ 

 K/as))iias, Tornatcllina, Tornatdlidcs and Tornatellaria will be 

 found later in this report. It will not only .show the richness of the 

 Museum collection but be of no little use in arranging exchanges. 



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