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slightly lamellated horizontally ; lower portion of labial side broad 

 and spreading over the labium, with a deep groove, and terminating 

 with a broad uplifted linguiform plait, which is distinct from the 

 spreading upper portion. 



Height 0-06, greatest breadth 0-078, least breadth 0-06. 



Named in compliment to M. Verreaux, an experienced zoological 

 collector. 



Metcalfeia Sinclairiana, Chitty. 



Hab. Maroon Town, St. James (unique). 



Form, depressed conic. Colour, pale horn or yellow. Sculp- 

 ture, 9 strong spiral carina?, with one fine intervening ; on the upper 

 whorls, 3 strong and fine ones intervening. Spire, slightly elevated, 

 with rather concave outlines. Apex, rather acute. Whorls, 4\, mo- 

 derately rounded, with a light suture. Aperture, slightly spreading 

 about the periphery to below ; subsemicircular. Labrum, very slightly 

 produced above, more so below ; broadly detached from the body- 

 whorl, strongly pectinated by the spiral carinse. Labium, well de- 

 tached from the body- whorl, on a plane with the labrum above, 

 lower below, slightly curved to the right above, much so below, much 

 thickened. Umbilicus, narrow .and deep, well covered by the labral 

 lamella. Operculum, ? 



Height 0-057, greatest breadth 0*084, least breadth 0*067. 



Named in compliment to Dr. Andrew Sinclair, R.N., late Colonial 

 Secretary of New Zealand. 



Metcalfeia Mitchelliana, Chitty. 



Hab. Maroon Town, St. James (unique). 



Form, depressed conic. Colour, pale horn. Sculpture, 15 strong 

 spiral carinse, rather inequidistant, with one very fine intervening, 

 and about the periphery sometimes two and sometimes three fine 

 carinse : at the periphery the two strong carinas are widest apart, 

 with three fine intervening ; the next division below has one fine 

 only, and the next below, two ; on the upper whorls four strong ca- 

 rina?. Spire, slightly elevated, with rather concave outlines. Whorls, 

 4%, slightly rounded, with a moderate suture ; last whorl expanded 

 above and falling away below. Aperture, semicircidar, much di- 

 lated below the periphery. Labrum, very slightly pectinated by the 

 strong carina, very slightly produced above. Labium, on a plane 

 with the labrum above, much lower below ; slightly curved to the 

 right below, moderately detached from the body- whorl. Umbilicus, 

 deep, little affected by the labral lamella. Operculum, ? 



Height 0-07, greatest breadth 0-095, least breadth 0-077. 



Named in compliment to D. W. Mitchell, Esq., the energetic Se- 

 cretary of the Zoological Society of London. 



Metcalfeia Dorhniana, Chitty. 



Hab. Pedro District, St. Ann's. 



Form, depressed conic. Colour, pale horn. Sculpture, 4 strong 

 spiral carina? and 1 fine, 1 strong and 1 fine, 1 strong and 3 fine, 



