GARRETT: ON POLYNESIAN MITRID^. 



all the groups except the Sandwich, Marquesas and Caroline 

 Islands. They were found under dead coral on the fringing 

 reefs. 



Some of our examples differ slightly from Reeve's 

 description in having the shell alternately banded with white 

 and luteous. The grooves are darker than the ground color 

 of the shell. 



In Paetel's catalogue it is recorded from the Sandwich 

 Islands. 

 Turricula aurantia Swainson. 



Tiara aurantia Swain., (Broderip), Proc. Zool. Soc, 

 1835. Mitra pyramidalis Reeve, 1. c, pi. xxvi., fig. 208. 



A very rare species of which we found two examples 

 washed up on the lagoon shore at Anaa, Panmotu Islands, 

 the same locality where Swainson's type specimens were 

 obtained. 



The genus Tur7-icula being now most generally accepted, 

 Swainson's name should be restored, as Gmelin's aurantia is 

 embraced in the genus Mitra as restricted. 



The two examples before me are smaller than Reeve's 

 figure, and the sculpture agrees precisely with his description, 

 and one is exactly the same color as mentioned by him, 

 viz. : orange-yellow, with a white band. The other is white, 

 with two transverse orange-yellow bands on the body 

 whorl. 

 Turricula amanda Reeve, 1. c, pi. xxxviii., fig. 318. 



Occurred in the condition of dead shells on the fringing 

 reefs at Kioa, Viti Islands, where it appears to be not 

 uncommon, nnd probably inhabits sandy bottoms in deep 

 water. Dr. Grseffe obtained examples at Samoa. 



Mr. Reeve's slightly enlarged figure, which very ac- 

 curately represents the species as regards shape and sculp- 

 ture, is incorrectly colored. He describes the shell as being 



