THE MOLLUSCA HEDLEY. 477 



H. Cuming collected a form of this at Tahiti and Anaa, Pau- 

 motus.* Garrett found it in Fiji, the Gilberts, the Carolines, and 

 Society Islands. In an excellent " Catalogue of the Cones of New 

 Caledonia," by Crosse and Marie, f this is recorded from the mainland, 

 lie Art, and the Loyalty Group. In this Museum it is also represented 

 from British New Guinea, Erromanga (New Hebrides), and the 

 Bampton Reef (Coral Sea). Throughout the Pacific, this shell is 

 greatly esteemed as material for native ornaments. 



CONUS TESSELLATUS, Born. 



Tryon, loc. cit., p. 11, pi. ii., figs. 26, 27 ; Garrett, loc. cit., pp. 

 355, 365. 



A couple of specimens were procured at Funafuti. 



Garrett reports this from Fiji, Samoa, Gilberts, Carolines, 

 Cook's, Society, and Hawaii. Crosse and Marie mention this 

 from Balade and He Art, New Caledonia. In this Museum are 

 specimens from the New Hebrides and Torres Straits. 



CONUS PULICARIUS, Hwass. 



Tryon, loc. cit., p. 19, pi. iv., fig. 68 ; pi. v., fig. 69 ; Garrett, loc. 

 cit., pp. 355, 362. 



Two examples were obtained at Funafuti. 



Garrett records this from Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Gilberts, Carolines, 

 Cook's, Society, Paumotus, and Marquesas Islands. Cuming 

 observed this at Tahiti \ ; Crosse and Marie at He Art and New 

 Caledonia ; and Melvill and Standen at Lifu. Tryon mentions 

 it from New Guinea, and specimens are in this Museum from 

 Queensland, the Solomons, and the Gilberts. 



CONUS HEBBAEUS, Linne. 

 Tryon, loc. cit., p. 20, pi. v., figs. 75, 77; pi. xxvii., fig. 13; Garrett, 



loc. cit., pp. 354, 360. 



Abundant on the outer reef in rock pools at Funafuti, and I 

 noted it also at Nukulailai. 



Garrett cites this from Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Gilberts, Carolines, 

 Cook's, Society, Paumotus, and Hawaii. Crosse and Marie quote 

 it from New Caledonia. In this Museum it is shown from the 

 Louisiades, Erromanga, New Hebrides, and Lord Howe Island. 



The native name on Funafuti is "miri." At Port Moresby 

 the natives call it '' ahukura." 



# Reeve Conch. Icon., i:, Conus, 1843, pi. xxrii., sp. 178. 



t Crosse & Marie Journ. de Conch., 1874, p. 344.- 

 j Reeve Loc. cit., pi. xvii., sp. 94. 



