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time in the aquarium. Deposits its ova in broad convoluted 

 bauds, which, when uncoiled, measure nearly 18 inches in length. 

 A pair kept in the aquarium were seen to spawn in July. While 

 one was depositing the band of ova on the side of the glass globe, 

 the other kept watch, as it were, by moving in a circle round 

 the former. The whole process lasted about half an hour. 



The spots and markings of some specimens were of a dark 

 brown colour. In others the spots were of an auburn colour. 



Doeis Gleniei. Kel. 



Semi-gelatinous. Body nearly 1J inch long. Mantle broad, 

 shorter than foot, — above, white, with a pinkish yellow shade ; 

 a large irregularly waved deep golden coloured patch on 

 the back, bordered and spotted with purplish red. The 

 under surface of fore part of mantle, of a beautiful light 

 purple colour. There is also a purple line on each side of 

 the white body. Dorsal tentacles white, with golden coloured 

 laminae ; long, conical and pointed. Oral tentacles short, 

 white. Branchial plumes 7 to 9, short, lanceolate, pinnated ; 

 white, bordered with golden yellow. Foot pinkish white ; edge 

 pure white. 



This beautiful species I have named after my friend the 

 Rev. Owen Glenie, Colonial Chaplain of Trincomalie, who was 

 often the cheerful companion of my zoological pursuits, and 

 who will, I hope, on my departure from the Island, continue 

 those researches which he has so well begun. 



This is perhaps next to Trevelyana Zeylanica (n. s.) and Doris 

 Gloi *iosci) the most remarkably coloured species in Ceylon. 

 Found in the Inner Harbour in deep water, as also at Kottiar 

 opposite Fort Frederick. 



Doris leoparda. Kel. 



Body | inch long, grey spotted. Mantle cameous, granular ; 

 grey, and spotted with dark grey and blackish circular spots ; 

 the latter in the central parts ; each spot composed of smaller 

 spots, separated from each other by white reticulations, seen 



