Director s Annual Report. 11 



"A portion of the genera Leptachatina, iXcsopufta , l.vropupa 

 and Amastra are similarly worked out. About 10,000 lots remain 

 to be worked up if we exclude the genus Achatinclla, which con- 

 tains from one-third to one-half the catalogue numbers of our col- 

 lection. During the year the material of the Thwing collection, 

 except Laminella and Achatinclla, which probably contain nine- 

 tenths of this valuable collection, has been catalogued and dis- 

 tributed in proper order. The catalogued material contains about 

 750 numbers and has something over 4000 specimens. Also the 

 Gulick collection, presented to the Museum by the Curator, has 

 been arranged according to genera, but has not been catalogued, 

 owing to lack of time. To properly catalogue, arrange and label 

 these two valuable collections will take probably a year, at least, 

 of undivided time. During the year 1607 catalogue numbers, 

 containing 18,682 shells, have been added to the collections ; of 

 these 12,649 specimens were collected in the field by the Curator. 



"Two notable finds were made during the year : the first, a 

 small collection of land and marine shells, probably presented to 

 the Hawaiian Government, was found in one of the cases. These 

 shells were undoubtedly labeled by Dr. Newcomb, as experts in 

 handwriting have compared the labels with letters written by Dr. 

 Newcomb to Andrew Garrett, which letters are in the Museum. 

 This collection contains a number of Dr. Newcomb's species. 

 The second find was in a large collection of more than 30,000 

 specimens of land and marine shells presented to the Museum by 

 Mr. W. Mclnerny. This collection was made by Mr. H. M. 

 Whitney, and given to Mr. Mclnerny by Miss Kelley. In this col- 

 lection was found a large series of the very rare ( 'arelia cochlea Pfr., 

 and another series of Leptachatina fossilis Cooke, besides several 

 fossil spe< Linens of two or three new species of Leptachatina and 

 Helicina, and a large series of Achatinclla from Manna and Tan- 

 tains, and specimens of several species of Carelia. < >I Carelia 



cochlea the Mnsenin had but eight specimens, one from the Ancey 



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