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_ Mr. Lea’s cabinet of Unionide is unequalled in the world. It 
Includes many thousands of carefully selected specimens from 
all parts of the world, exhibitin g all the variations from specific 
types so common in this fami y: 
tr. Gould possesses a valuable collection, containing many 
of species. 
he most valuable cabinet of West India terrestrial shells is 
that of Mr. A. D. Brown, of Princeton, N. J., formerly the 
Property of Thomas Bland. Mr. Bland’s extensive correspond- 
ence in the West Indies, and especially with Prof. Poey, Dr. 
Gundlach, M, Sallé, R. J. Shuttleworth, &c., his own collections 
in St. Thomas, Jamaica and Bermuda, and his intimate relations 
with the late Prof. C. B, Adams, gave him extraordinary advan- 
tages and opportunities. Mr. Brown also has a large number of 
Species of terrestrial mollusca from other countries—the whole 
‘mounting to three thousand species. i : 
John G. Anthony of Cincinnati has a fine collection of Ameri- 
can fresh water shells, principally Melanians, collected by himself, 
€ finest cabinet of operculated land shells is that of Mr. J, 
H. Redfield, late of New York, now of Philadelphia; he has 
also a large collection of Marginellidz, which he has made his 
€special study, : 
€ collections of Temple Prime and Wm. Stimpson are ex- 
ator; Theodore Gill, containing three thousand species; Dr. E. 
R. Foreman of Washington, D C., thirty-five hundred species ; 
and Stewart of New York. : é 
® cabinet of Geo. W. Tryon, Jr., of Philadelphi 
°¥er four thousand species, and many varieties. | It includes a 
by © number of American Unionide and Laepipetes pi ys 
Isaac i others: a g' nite 
Lea, Mr. Binney, and rig eee: yf 1 
dams’ Jamaica species, and 
ne Cuban suite from 
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