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MoLLUSCA — continued. 



specimens themselves it was Canon Norman's object to obtain 

 the finest he possibly could ; and some of them are quite 

 unique in respect of size. 



In addition to the above collection three thousand four 

 hundred and eighty-eight specimens were acquired during the 

 year. 



The following are the principal series : — 



Miscellaneous. 



Fifty-nine shells from various localities, including remark- 

 able abnormal specimens of Stromhus, Cyprcea, Oliva, Gonus, 

 Murex and Ranella, a valuable reversed example of Vasum 

 rhinoceros and twenty-two figured specimens from the Hanley 

 Collection; presented hy Henry Harvey, Esq. 



Twenty-eight shells from various localities, including speci- 

 mens of Voluta gatliffi and V. prevostiana, the types of 

 Pleurotonna invicta, Terehra remanovolva and other species 

 new to the collection. 



Two hundred and eighty-three specimens, mostly land and 

 freshwater species from Africa, Caspian Sea, South Pacific 

 Islands, etc. ; nearly all new to the collection. 



Two hundred and forty-nine shells from Africa, Tonkin, 

 Viti, etc., including co-types of many recently described species. 



Two hundred and one specimens from Sunday Island, 

 Kermadec Group, and East Central Africa, all new to the 

 collection and lately described species. 



Europe. 



Seventeen fine specimens of marine shells from Jersey ; 

 presented hy H. Spurrier, Esq. 



Asia. 



Twenty-two marine shells from Christmas Island, including 

 four new species ; presented hy R. Kirkpatrick, Esq. 



Fifty marine shells from Wei-Hai-Wei, North China; 

 presented hy G. E. Liardet, Esq. 



Ninety land and marine shells from Bombay, Karachi and 

 Ceylon ; presented hy E. Comher, Esq. 



Africa. 



One hundred and twenty-nine marine shells from Kalk Bay, 

 Cape of Good Hope, including a fine series of Phasianella ; 

 presented hy Miss Reid. 



Sixty-three land shells from Natal and Cape Colony, 

 including the types of thirty-one species ; presented by 

 J. H. Ponsonhy, Esq. 



A second series of twenty-one types of South African land 

 shells and other species, represented by sixty-one specimens; 

 presented hy J, H. Ponsonhy, Esq. 



