724 Zoology. 



The collection of Palsearctic Unionidse, from the collection of 

 the Rev. Dr. A. M. Norman, consisting of 450 specimens, was 

 obtained by purchase. 



1988 land and fresh-water shells from the Hawaiian Islands, 

 presented by the Royal Society and the British Association. 

 This collection was made by Mr. R. C. L. Perkins and described 

 by Mr. E. R. Sykes in vol. ii. of the " Fauna Hawaiiensis," 

 pp. 271-412. The slugs derived from the same source and 

 described by Mr. W. E. Collinge (Proc. Malac. Soc, 1896, 

 vol. ii., pp. 46-51) were presented in 1897. 



Various individual types were also acquired during the year, 



viz. : — 



Buccinum striatissimum, Sowerby Japan. 



Chrysodomus inter sculptus, Sowerby .... Japan. 



Murex boivini, Kiener Hab. — ? 



Conus patricius, Hinds Gulf of Nicoya. 



Voluta grangeri, Sowerby Hab. — ? 



Euthria iyiterrupta, Sowerby Japan. 



Siphonalia pfcfferi, Sowerby Japan. 



Voluta implicate/,, Sowerby Japan. 



Bulimulus {Drymceus) clukinfieldi, Melvill . . Brazil. 



Also the types of 16 new species of marine shells from the 

 Kowie and Pondoland were added to the collection. These were 

 described in a paper by Mr. G. B. Sowerby in the Proc. Malac. 

 Soc, 1900, vol. iv., pp. 1-7. 



A second series of 1 2 types of species from the Philippine 

 Islands, described by Mr. Sowerby in the same work (pp. 126- 

 129), was also purchased. 



1901. 



1558 land and fresh-water shells from Central America, 

 including the types of many new species described by Professor 

 Von Martens in the " Biologia Centrali- Americana." Presented 

 by F. du CaneGodman, Esq., D.C.L., F.R.S. 



A specimen of the rare Voluta africana, and the type of 

 Voluta ponsonbyi from 10 fathoms off Natal. Purchased. 



A fine example of the very rare Neptuniopsis gilcliristi from 

 33 fathoms off the Cape of Good Hope. Purchased. 



332 land, fresh-water and marine shells from South Africa. 

 Presented by J. H. Ponsonby, Esq. (see 1898). 



494 land and fresh-water shells from Tonkin, Siam, Annam, 

 mostly new to the collection. Purchased. 



