Mollusca. 721 



1896. 



50 specimens of AmpUdromus from Borneo, Sumatra, i 

 including some types and many Bpeciea new to the oollection 



were purchased of Mr. H. Fulton. This seriee formed pari of 

 the material reported on in his paper upon this genu* in the 

 Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. L898, vol. xvii., \>\>. 66 '.'I. 



Among the types added to the collection during the J 

 were the following : — 



(a) 14 species of Pleurotomidse from South Australia, 

 described by G. B. Sowerby (Proc. Malar. Soc. vol. ii., pp, 24 

 Presented by Dr. J. C. Verco. 



(b) The types of 13 species of marine shell., described from 

 the collection of Mons. Thomas, of Brest. They comprise 

 species of Conns, Bicinula, Murcx, Cerithium, Mitrci, Trochus, 

 Cancellaria, Monodonta and Clanculus. 



(c) 8 species of Slugs, from the collection tit' Mr. \\ . E. 

 Collinge, including specimens of Janella, Amalia, hit a ami 

 Avion. Purchased. 



(d) The types of the 7 species of land and fresh water -hell. 

 from the Hadramaut, South Arabia, described by M- 

 Melvill and Ponsonby (Proc. Malac. Soc, vol. ii.. pp. 1-3). 

 Presented by J. C. Melvill, Esq. 



(e) The types of 26 species of marine shells from Bombay 

 described by J. C. Melvill, Esq. (Proc. Malac Soc, vol. ii, pp. 

 108-116), by whom they were presented. 



1897. 



A very valuable series of 289 land ami fresh-water Bhellfl 

 from Savu, Lombock, Flores and Sumba Islands, was pun 

 this year. It formed part of the collections made by the late 

 A. Everett, and included many very fine interesting oe* 

 species since described by E. A. Smith. 



Other acquisitions were : — 



(a) 216 land shells from Nyasaland, including manj ne* 

 species presented by Sir H. H. Johnston. 



(b) 302 land shells from the Philippine [slands, among them 

 more than 100 species being new to the collection. Purcha 



(c) 168 land and fresh-water shells from the Wand of 

 Socotra: presented by .Mrs. Theodore Bent. This collection, 



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