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to approach them. Even the female dare not approach the male 

 excepting in the breeding-season." 



Ardea Garzetta, Linn. Arabic name, Boubliga. " Very rare." 

 Ardea Verany, Temm. Arabic name, Tier Abgar. " Exceedingly 



rare." 

 Ardea Rallo'ides, Scops. Arabic name, Grnok el Serreh. " Rather 



uncommon." 

 Ibis Falcinellus, Temm. Arabic name, Maiza del Wad. " Very rare." 

 Limosa melanura, Leisl. Arabic name, Chibib. " Not uncommon." 

 Squatarola cinerea, Gould. Arabic name, Dorreis. " Common." 

 Ckaradrias Hiaticula, Linn. Arabic name, Couba. " Common." 

 Strepsialis collaris, Temm. Arabic name, Charno. " Rare." 

 Totanus fuscus, Leisl. " Rare." 

 Totanus hypoleucos, Temm. " Rare." 

 Tringa variabilis, Mey. " Rare." 

 Tringa subarcuata, Temm. " Rare." 

 Tringa minuta, Leisl. "Very rare." 



Tringa carunculata. Arabic name, El Gor. " Common." 

 Undina leucocephala, Gould. Arabic name, Bugarein. 



" Exceedingly rare. A very excellent diver ; will remain under 

 water a long time." 



Anas leucophthalmus, Temm. Arabic name, Bourk el Server. 



" Rare : a good diver." 

 Anas 7narmorata, Temm. Arabic name, Bourk el Biad. " Rare : a 



good diver." 



Podiceps cristatus. Lath. Arabic name, Bourk el Wad. " Rare." 

 Alca Torda, Linn. Arabic name, Bourk del Bahar. " Rare." 



A paper, in which Mr. G. B. Sowerby continues the descriptions 

 of the shells collected by H. Cuming, Esq., in the Philippine Islands, 

 was next read. 



Helix annulata. Hel. testa obovatd, crassiusculd , Icsvi, plerum- 

 que flavd, fusco-cinctd ; spird elevatiusculd, obtusd, anfractibus 

 quinque rotundatis , ultimo maxinio ; aperturd rotundato-subtrape- 

 zoidali ; peritremate lato, incrassato, albo rosea tincto ; labio co- 

 lumellari lato, crasso, planulato, postice subemarginato, antice 

 suprcl columellam expanso. Long. 1*0 ; lat. 0"8 poll. 

 Hab. in foliis Pandani prope Banqui, provincise Iloconis septen- 

 trionali ad insulam Lucon, Philippinarum. 



This beautiful species bears considerable resemblance to H. Iloco- 

 nensis, but may be distinguished by the dark chocolate colour of the 

 back of the outer lip, which is also narrower, and much less reflected. 

 Five varieties have been found by Mr. Cuming, viz. 



a. Bright yellow, with a blood-red antesutural band, which be- 

 comes darker, and nearly chocolate -brown on the last volution ; back 

 of the lip and circumference of the columella dark chocolate-browTi. 



