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G'eWsXVII. Melo. 



Xe Courtifan, on La Brunette — Courtier, or Brunette — Amboyn^ 

 — Conus Auli'cus Linn. Rare. 



254. Gloria Maris- — La Gloire de Mer — Glory of the Sea — • 

 This extremely rare and curious fhell is prefumed to be the only 

 one in this country, and not above three or four of them are 

 known in Europe, of which this is efteemed the largeft and fineft. 

 It is c-J- inches in length, and near 2 inches in its greateft breadth, 

 A figure and defcription of one is given by Chemnitz, in his 

 Appendix to Martini, Vol. io ; but his figure is not more than 3-g. 

 inches long. Its native place is not known, but is prefumed to be 

 either Japan, New Guinea, or fome lefs frequented country in 

 Alia. 



With a Patulous, or Wide Mouth 



2$£. Obfcurus — Le Petit Brocard de «Foye-Lener Silk Brocade 

 —'Arabia— Conus Obfcurus Soland. Extremely fcarce. 



256. Spe&rum-^Le Speclre — Fairy — China — Conus Spe&rum 

 Linn. 



257. Vitellus— L' Omelette — Pancake — China— Conus Vitellus 



2 58. Butatus — La Tulipe Orangee — Swelled, or Orange Tulip 

 —China — Conus Bullatus Linn. 



259. Tulipa — La Tulipe Pourpree, ou Pointillee — Purple Tulip 

 — -Madagafcar — Conus Tulipa Linn. 



260. Sericus — Le Brocard de Soye — Silk Brocade — Madagafcar 

 —Conus Geographus Linn. 



Gexus XVII. MELO — Me lon— Me l o k . 



261. OKa— L'Urne— Urn — Mediterranean — Voluta OUa Linn. 



262. Nebulofus — Le Nebuleux — Clouded — Guinea — Voluta 

 -Cymbium Linn. — Rare. 



26 3 . Marmoratus — Le Marbre — Marbled — Guinea —Voluta 

 Cymbium Linn. Very rare. 



264. 9^mt^h. as firft produced from the ova, or egg; this has 

 been confidered by many, as a Patella, which it is fomething like — - 

 Tafiede Neptune iBiyBtti — Guinea — 'Voluta Pepo Soland. 



265. Scapha— a. 1 1 inches in length; this lize is very un- 

 common—La Nacelle — Boat — Guinea — Voluta Scapha Soland. 



266. Macuiatus — a. bellied, Tranquebar — Le Tachete — Spotted 

 —China. 



Cor on at a — CouronnS. 



'•tt, 



2Q7 Piclars—^Peint— Painted — New Guinea? — Voluta Cithara 

 Soland.— Extremely fcarce. 



268. Perficus — Lo-Couronne de Perfe — Clouded Perfian Crown 

 * —Moluccas — Voluta' Amphora Soland. a. CL&wU*},. L, Inrvutn^, 



269. japonicus— La Couronne du Japan — Japanefe Crown — 

 Japan, very i/c*rce-. 



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