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November 23, 1841. 
John Willimott, Esq., in the Chair. 
Mr. Lovell Reeve exhibited a beautiful new species of Mitra, a 
genus of pectinibranchiate mollusks, of the family Columellata, which 
he characterized as follows :— } 
~ Mirra Srarnrortau. Mitr. testd cylindraceo-fusiformi, exalbidd ; 
apice basique cinereo-cerulescentibus ; spird acuminatd ; anfrac- 
tibus transversim leviter striatis, longitudinaliter costatis ; costis 
latiusculis, subdistantibus, maculis rufis quadratis vivide pictis ; 
aperturd angustd; columelld triplicatd ; umbilico parvulo ; labro 
externo simplici, fauce ad marginem rubidé maculatd. 
Long. 23; lat. $, poll. Mus. Stainforth. 
Hab. ad insulam Burias, Philippinarum. Cuming. 
Found in coarse coral sand, 7 fathoms. 
“Tt is with peculiar gratification that I am allowed to introduce 
into the nomenclature of the Mollusca, the name of my esteemed 
friend, the Rev. Mr. Stainforth; a zealous conchologist, and one 
who, perhaps, stands unrivalled in his beautiful collection of Mitres. 
The Mitra Stainforthii is somewhat allied to the Mitra sanguisuga 
of Lamarck : the whorls are longitudinally ribbed as in that species ; 
but in this, they are wider and more distant from each other; they 
are also eminently distinguished by a series of square red spots run- 
ning from the top to the bottom. The magnificent specimen which 
has furnished the above description is two inches and a quarter in 
length; a few small specimens have been recently found by Mr. 
Cuming at the island of Burias, one of the Philippines.” 
A collection of bird-skins and mammals from Chile was exhibited. 
The specimens were collected by Thomas Bridges, Esq., in the Andes 
of Chile, lat. 34°-35°, and were laid before the meeting at the desire 
of that gentleman. With this collection Mr. Bridges sent the fol- 
lowing notes, which were communicated to the Meeting by H. 
Cuming, Esq. :— 
Canis Azare, Pr. Max. Found in valleys on the eastern side of 
the Andes. This species of Fox appears to differ from the large 
Fox of Chile, known by the name of “‘ Culpeo,” in the bluntness of 
its ears. 
Schizodon fuscus, Waterh. Proc. Zool. Soc. for November 9, 1841. 
Mr. Bridges’s notes on the habits of this Rodent will be found in the 
Proceedings of the preceding meeting. 
Mus, ? ‘This little animal is found about hedges in the 
province of Colehagua, and is by no means common. ‘There are in 
Chile at least ten or twelve species of Rats and Mice. 
Sturnella loica, Auct. Common in all parts of Chile. Iris brown. 
