Mollusca. 723 



1899. 



A valuable collection of 250 land and fresh-water ihel 

 Socotra was presented by the Royal Society. The collectioi 

 made by Dr. H. O. Forbes and Mr. W.H. Ogilvie-G 

 contained many new species. A reporl upon this donation baa 



appeared in the volume on Socotra, published al Liver] 1 under 



the direction of Dr. Forbes. 



The types of 26 species of marine Mollusca from Torrei 

 Straits described by Messrs. Melvill and Standen (Jour. Linn. 

 Soc, vol. xxvii., pp. 150-20G). Presented by Prof. A. C. 

 Haddon. 



The types of 10 species of marine shells from Aden described 

 by Mr. J. C. Melvill. Presented by Capt. E. R. Shopland. 



The types of 29 species of marine shells described bj J. I . 

 Melvill in the Annals and Mag. Nat. Hist. 1899, vol. i\.. pp. 

 81-101, from Karachi and the Persian Gulf. Purchased. 



138 shells from Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, pn 

 by Sir John Murray, K.C.B. This collection was collected by 

 Mr. C. W. Andrews, in whose work, entitled "A Monograph of 

 Christmas Island," a report upon it was given by E A. Smith 

 (pp. 54-59). 



1900. 



The types of 104 species of marine Mollusca from the 

 lection of the late Mr. Sylvanus Hanley. Purchased of Mr. I 

 Hanley, by whom the rest of the collection was Bold to Mr. II. 

 Harvey, a shell dealer in Houndsditch, in whose | it ai 



present remains. 



312 microscopic preparations of the radulae of Molluscs from 

 the collection of Rev. Dr. A. M. Norman. Purcha 



Three specimens of the rare Pleurotomaria beyrieh i from 

 Japan, obtained by purchase. Another example waa 

 the collection in 1898, also purchased. The moderate Bum of 

 £10 a piece was paid for them. A few years prei iously as much 

 as £30 was paid by a collector for a single specimen. 



An important collection of 2200 fresh-water sheila from the 

 United States was this year a. Idol to the Museum Collection. 

 This was an important acquisition as the Museum -• 

 very deficient in this particular fauna. 



