170 History of Conchology in the United States. 
Cares B. ADAMS (deceased 1851) was one of the most in- 
datatigeble. and accurate of our Conchologists. His published 
pers, in thirteen years, amounted to about sixty, containing 
descriptions of 700 species of shells. 
Of these articles, nine were printed i in this Journal, six in the 
Boston Proceedings and Journal, four in the Proceedings of the 
American Association, and nine in the New York Lyceum An 
The most important are— 
“Descriptions of new species of shells.” This Journal, [1], vol. xxxts, 
4840. 
atalogue of ae benny of aeertipetk Vt., and vicinity ; with ob 
servations. ” This Journal, vol. xl, 1 
“ Description of aaa new ibe of New England shells.” Bost. 
Proe., ii, 1844—5. This was written in conjunction with Dr. Mighels. a 
* Specierum hanes ce ae in Jamaica repertorum, Synopsis. 
Bost. Proc., ii, Jan. 1, 1845. 
“Descriptions of new species of marine shells of New England.” 
Bost. Journ., ii, 1840. 
“On the nature and origin of the tg ee of agora Mollusea in the 
Island of Jamaica.” Proc. Americ n Assoc., 
Dereripeone of a great number oe Jamaica ‘Shells, in the Lyceum Ar 
nals, 1 
Peotone of shells collected at Panama.” Annals Lyceum, 1852; 
also nia eoreey 3 in a thick 8vo volum 
“Mollusca,” in Thompson’s History of Vertu’ also issued in § 
pamphlet, 20 pe 
Two small quarto tracts containing graphs of the genera Stoastom? 
and Vitrinella. 
“ Contributions to Sanypesens. ” 8yo, 258 pp. Issued in twelve num 
bers, from 1849 to 185 
The study of the Mollusca of Jamaica occupied Prof. Adams 
principal sagt and he was Sones successful in his 1 
searches among them. 
Prof. ere described numerous new species among the shells 
collected by him at Panama. The number of Jamaica shells 
that he has described is also very Paes va 260 te 
20 fluviatile, and 200 marine species 
ar Adams also gave much attention to the habits and ge 
phical oa ie pales of these shells, and has illustrated the st 
ject in several able p int ‘The large collections made b, pei ¢ fall 
were offered for sale i the toi of a College, on. whose 
ve 
ys ca and thus distributed among the lovers of the ey 
