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20. Cyprcea lynx L. Stradbroke Island; rare. 



21. C. Saulse Gask. Peel Island; only one specimen found. 

 This magnificent and rare species was first procured from 

 the Philippine Islands, the specimen in my collection was 

 obtained by a native diver at Warrior Reef, Torres Straits, 6 

 fathoms, found on a branch of Millepora. 



22. C. subviridis Reeve. Southern end of Moreton Bay. 

 This species is rather common on the coast of New South 

 Wales afterly easterly gales. Common in Torres Straits and 

 extends round to Nicol Bay on the the west coast of 

 Australia. 



23. C. tigris L. Peel Island; not common. 



Mr. Samuel Stutchbury found a young living example, 

 beautifully colored, at Bribie Island in 1854. This is Mr. 

 Coxen's note. 



24. C. vitellus L. Stradbroke Island; rather common. 



25. C. Walker! Gray. Peel island; two only have been found. 

 This very rare species I obtained during the 'Chevert' 

 Expedition to New Guinea in 1875, first at Palm Island, 11 

 fathoms sandy mud bottom; Cape Grenville, Northeast coast 

 of Australia, 8 fathoms white sand; Darnley Island, Torres 

 Straits, 20-30 fathoms white sand. I have seen a very small 

 specimen from Nicol Bay, West Australia. 



Only this last few days I have seen two examples in the 

 Australian Museum, dredged off Port Denison, Northeast 

 Austraha, by Mr. W. A. Haswell, M.A., B.Sc. 



26. C. xanthodon Gray. Dunwich, Stradbroke Island, on the 

 coral banks; rare. 



This rare species was found at Watsons Bay, Port 

 Jackson, some years ago by Mr. G. F. Angas, F.L.S. I 

 have not been so lucky as to find it, although I have had 



