1865/] Land and Freshwater shells from the Shan States. 279 



1. Pupina arula, B. Two specimens. 



2. P. artata,~B. Two specimens. Pupina t 2 



1. Ahjcmis, n. s. type of A. Ingrami, Bl. 



2. y£. n. s. type of plectocheilus, B. 



3. .4. 



4. A. 



5. -4. amphora, B. Two small specimens. 



6. A. Alycceus, .... 6 



1. Pom at i as, n. s. 



2. P. n. s. near P. Peguense, but with more convex whorls. 



Pomatias, 2 



CONCHIFEKA. 

 Fam. Unionid-e. 



1. Unio ccsruleus. Very fine. 



2. ?7. marginalis. Fine. 



3. Sp. fine. Z7«io, 3 



One specimen occurs of a unio, remarkable for having two rounded 



osculating teeth, one in each valve, very near the anterior end. These 

 teeth are smooth and apposed without interlocking. The species is 

 also found in the Pegu Yoma hill streams. 



Fam. Cyclamen. 



1. Corbicida Common. 



A small species with yellowish epidermis. Corbicida, 1 



G-enera 24, species 77. 



Scientific Intelligence. 



London, Sept. 17, 1865. 

 My dear G-eote, 



As you will doubtless print much of my last letter, I will add a 

 few more items of intelligence concerning matters ornithological, as 

 I have still been steadily engaged in my commentary on Jerdon's work. 

 This has now grown so extensive that I have divided it into four 

 parts, which will probably spread over the Lbis for next year. The 

 first three, treating respectively of Jerdon's three volumes, and the 

 fourth, of Ceylon birds, not included by him, and a final tabular expo- 



