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By Mr. Ed. Collier : Rare land shells from Central China, German New 
Guinea, and Philippines, received from O. F. von Mollendorf, including 
Cochlostyla dactylus, C. connectens, C. evanescens, C. diversicolor, C. fuli- 
einosa, and C. hidalgot, Obba bulacanensts, and O. horizontalis, Chlorea 
cerulea, Stegodera augustecollis, and Geotro-hus wiegmannt. 
By Dr. G. W. Chaster: Zeredo megotara var. minola collected alive on 
the shore at Southport, and a series of the British Eulimidee. 
By Mr. J. Cosmo Melvill: Eight specimens of Conus splendidulius 
dredged off Berbera in the Gulf of Aden; and Achatina churchilliana, a 
new species from Natal, described by Messrs. Melvill and Ponsonby (Ann. 
Mag. Nat. Hist., Feb. 1895). This unique specimen is in the collection in 
the Manchester Museum, Owens College. ; 
By Mr. J. Ray Hardy: A fine specimen of Betcetnune humphieystanum 
taken from the stomach of a gurnard purchased in the London market. 
MANCHESTER BRANCH MEETING, 
At Prestwich, March 14th, 1895. 
In response to an invitation from Mr. J. Cosmo Melvill to hold a 
meeting at his residence, Brook House, Sedgeley Park, a large number of 
members of the branch and friends attended, and greatly appreciated the 
opportunity thus afforded of viewing a considerable portion of his extensive 
and varied collection of all orders of mollusca. 
Mr. Melvill occupied the chair, and read ‘An Epitome of the Life of 
the late Hugh Cuming, F.L.S., C.M.Z.S.” (Printed in this number of the 
Journal.) 
A cordial vote of thanks was tendered to Mr. Melvill, and the rest of the 
evening was agreeably passed in examination of the collections in his numer- 
ous cabinets. 
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Note on Cyprea tessellata (Sowb.). ‘The precise 
habitat of this species has been long uncertain, and localities, 
when given at all, have been quoted doubtfully. Later writers 
give the Sandwich Islands and New Zealand—the latter with a 
query. Authentic information was afforded by the recent exhi- 
bition to the Manchester Branch of two examples collected ona 
sandy beach at Kahuku, Oahu, Sandwich Islands, in 1891, by 
Mr. E. Worthington, who was present at the meeting, and gave 
an interesting account of his finding them associated with 77/vza 
Madagascariensis, Cyp. caput-anguis, and numerous other species 
of lesser note. The smaller specimen is now in the collection of 
Mr. R. Cairns ; and the other, a magnificent one, in good con- 
dition, (40 mill. long, by 29 mill. broad, and 23 mill. high), is in 
the collection of Mr. Thomas Rogers. The above dimensions 
considerably exceed those mentioned by Mr. J. Cosmo Melvill 
(Monogr. Cyprezeidze, pp. 22, 70). ‘Iwo of three specimens in the 
Manchester Museum, Owens College measure about 28 mill. in 
length.—R. STanvDEN (Read before Conch. Soc., April 3rd, 1895). 
