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168 Madrepora muricata, Linn, prickly white coral, West Indies 



169 Millepora truncata, and a curious sponge 



170 Four interesting species of exotic sponges 



171 The Gondola Argonauta, rare-, the broad ear, scarce} and 



a small Nautilus Pompilius, Linn— all from China 



172 The spider Strombus of an uncommon size, South Sea 



173 The Holland Flag Chersina, from Cuba, a reverse Chersina, 



China ; and the granulated Cochlus from New Zealand — 

 all rare 



2/4 The great cockscomb oyster, Friendly Isles 

 175 A large and fine Argonauta Argo, Linn 5 or wrinkled paper- 

 sailor, Mediterranean 

 J 76 The tiger Trochulus, New Zealand — very rare 



177 A fine Spondylus armatus, or armed hinged oyster 



178 Conus tesselatus, Madagascar, the Devil Murex, and a leo- 



pard cone 



179 Chinese roof sun, Iile of all Saints, extremely scarce; the 



tulip cone, Madagascar ; and the girdle cone 



180 A very large Triton's trumpet, with adhesions of oysters, 



Sicily 



181 Whin Chatter, Reed sparrows 5 small water hen, and a 



variety of the bullfinch — 4 cases 



182 Water-rail, wood-lark, yellowhammer, and storm-finch— 



4 cases 



183 Splendid parrot, Psittacus splendidus, mas. New Holland 



184 Psittacus haematodus, ditto 



1 85 Two specimens of fighting cocks, trimmed and armed for 



fighting 



186 Psittacus Alexandri, the Alexandrine parrot 



187 Gray parrot, Psittacus eriihacus 



188 Two fine specimens of the bittern, in one case Ardea stellar is 



1 89 A specimen of the Whidaw bird 



190 Bramble finch, and sandpiper — 2 cases 



191 A mottled variety of the blackbird; and white and brown 



ditto of the swallow— in 2 cases 



192 Solitary thrush, Gibraltar ; and Cross-bill — 2 cases 



193 Two wrens, hedge-sparrow, jacksnipe, and greater buther- 



bird, Lanxus Excubitor — 4 cases 



194 Thrush, Gibraltar; sandpiper, quail, and brown linnet— 4 



cases 



195 Black-headed-finch, South America ; 2 wrens, and white 



variety of the linnet — 3 cases 

 1Q6 Upupa Promerops, C. of G. Hope — rare 



197 Very fine specimen of the osprey, Falco halicetus 



198 A cock and 2 hens of the pencilled variety of the common 



fowl, Denmark 



199 Ampelis Pompadora, Pompadour chatterer 



200 Bohemian chatterer, Ampelis garrulus, in a mahogany case 



