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from the arranged collection), have been marked, cata- 

 logued and placed in a table case in the director' s room, where 

 they are conveniently arranged for reference and comparison. 



In the catalogues received with this collection, twenty-seven 

 species are recorded as types, which Mr. Lintner reports as 

 not to be found in the collection. These are enumerated 

 below. * 



In addition to the Gould collection, containing 6,000 spe- 

 cies and about 60,000 specimens, other collections of marine, 

 land and fresh- water shells have been received at the Museum 

 from various sources and at different periods, from its organ- 

 ization to the present time. These are now incorporated in 

 the general collection, and are enumerated as follows : 



1. From H. C. DeRham, New York, one hundred and fifty- 

 nine species, mostly marine. Third Annual Report on the 

 State Cabinet, pp. 41-46. 



2. From Dr. Charles Martin, U. S. Navy, two hundred and 

 fifty-one marine species. Catalogued in the 7th Annual Report 

 on the State Cabinet, pp. 29-39. 



3. From Dr. James Lewis, of Mohawk, N. Y., fifty-eight 

 species of land and fresh-water shells, mainly of the State 

 of New York. Catalogued in the 7th Annual Report, pp. 

 39-41. 



4. From Dr. Chester Dewey, of Rochester, N. Y., forty- 

 three species of Unio, from New York and Ohio, including a 

 large number of varieties. Ninth Annual Report on State 

 Cabinet, pp. 31-38. 



5. From Dr. Wesley Newcomb, two hundred and seventeen 

 species, land, fresh-water and marine (including a very fine 



A. 1167 Achatinella microstoma. 



A. 1168 " fuliginosa. 



A. 1197 " radiata. 



A. 1471 " rubens. 



A. 1475 " micratoma [ ? ]. 



A. 1783 Olivella petiolita. 



G. 2199 Psammobia miniata. 



G. 2419 Polydonta gloriosum. 



G. 2425 Ennea ringens. 



G. 2448 Volvarina puella. 



G. 2452 Mouilea nana. 



G. 2501 Theora lubrica. 



G. 2519 Terebratella miniata. 



G. 2522 Venus (Mercenaria) Stimpsonia. 



G. 2534 Teredo thoracites. 



G. 2583 Melania silicula. 



G. 2584 " bulbosa. 



G. 2699 Marginella (Gibberula) lachri 



mula. 

 A. 2821 Natica pusilla. 

 A. 3485 Planaxis lineolatus. 

 A. 3540 Turbo aculeus. 

 A. 4276 Tornatina cerealis. 

 A. 6123 Margarita argentata. 

 A. 6127 Lacuna neritoidea. 

 A. G258 Bulimus interstinctus. 

 A. 6517 Hipponix testilis. 

 A. 2968 Lottia (Acmaea) paleacea. 



