The specimens, as may be expected, vai)- miuh in size, shape and above all in coulour, the 

 specimen from Stat. 53 is very Nouno and belon<^s to C. coro)iala Duclos non Sow., which according; 

 to many authors is mcrcl\- a varitMy; with a view on my i)rivatc materials, I think this is ri^ht. 



5. Cohtmbella varians SowcM-by. 



SoWEKUY. I'roc. Zool. Soc. Loiul. 1S3J, p. iiS. 



Thes. Conchyl. Vol. I, p. 117, PI. ^-j, fig. 47 — 50. 



Reeve. Conch. Ic. Vol. XI, Columbella, fig. 91. 

 Trvon. Man. of Conch. Vol. V, p. no, PI. 45, fig. 97 — 99. 



KOBELT. Martini-Chemn. Conch. Cab. Ed. II, Vol. Ill, Columbella, p. 65, PI. 8, fig. 13—18; 

 PI. 9, fig. 1—4. 



Stat. J'6. Luniu-Lunui-shoal, Borneo-bank. Reef, i Spec. 



Stat. 152. Wunoh-bay, N.-E. coast of VVaigeu-isIand. Reef, i Spec. 



6. Columbella a)}iiranti7i))i Smith. 



Smith. Rep. Zool. Coll. "Alert", p. 494, PI. 44, fig. K. 

 Stat. 240. Banda. 9 — 45 M. Black sand, coral and Lithothamnion. i Spec. 

 I owe the identification of this specimen to Mr. Melvill. 



7. Columbella (Mitrella) ligula Duclos. 



Duclos. Chenu Illustr. Conch. PI. 11, fig. 11 — 16. 

 KlENER. Coq. Viv. Vol. VIII, Columbella, p. 25, PI. 13, fig. 2. 

 SOWERBY. Thes. Conchyl. Vol. I, p. 123, PI. 38, fig. 83 — 85. 

 Reeve. Conch. Ic. Vol. XI, Columbella, fig. 96. 

 TryON. Man. of Conch. Vol. V, p. 119, PI. 47, fig. 55. 

 ■KOBELT. Martini-Chemn. Conch. Cab. Ed. II, Vol. Ill, Columbella, p. 78, PL 11, fig. i — 5. 



Stat. 144. North of Salornakiee-(Damar)-island. Reef, i Spec. 



Stat. 240. Banda. 9 — 45 M. Black sand, coral and Lithothamnion. 6 Spec. 



Some of the specimens from Banda, belong to the variety called v. nivalis by Hervier 

 (Journ. de Conch. 1899, p. 326), two of these especially correspond to Kiener's figure quoted above. 



8. Cohtmbella (Mitrella) albina Kiener. 



KlENER. Coq. Viv. Vol. VIII, Columbella, p. 32, PI. 13, fig. 4. 



Sowerby. Thes. Conchyl. Vol. I, p. 123, PI. 38, fig. 81, 82. 



Reeve. Conch. Ic. Vol. XI, Columbella, fig. 93. 



Try-on. Man. of Conch. Vol. V, p. 121, PI. 48, fig. 70, 71. 



KOBELT. Martini-Chemn. Conch. Cab. Ed. II, Vol. Ill, Columbella, p. 80, PI. 11, fig. 6, 7. 



Stat. 78. Lumu-Lumu-shoal, Borneo-bank. Reef, i Spec. 



Stat. 282. Between Nusa Besi and N.E. -point of Timor. 27 — 54 M. Sand, coral and Litho- 

 thamnion. I Spec. 



The specimen from Stat. 282 is very small, having only a length of 8Y2 Mill, and may 

 be indicated as forma minor^ both specimens belong to the form with nodules at the back of 



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