MOLLUSCA OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. 
I spent thè winter of 1887-8 at Nassau, thè capitai ,of Bahama Islands, and while there 
raade an excursion covering severa! weeks to thè various spenge fishing banks around Andros 
Island, and to other islands in thè vicinity. I collected nearly 20D species, of which I yet bave 
thè following in suffioient number to oflfer them in exchange. 
AURICULID2E. 
g XX Melampus sp.; loc. Mayport, Florida. 
65 XX Melampus coffeus L.; var. conifor- 
mis, mft., loc. Andros, n. side. 
CASSIDID^. 
no X Cassis (s. s.) tuberosa, Lin.; well 
grown and finely marked. 
iioB X Cassis flammea, Lin.; fine. 
iioC X Cassis varians, Mke.; fine. 
166 X Cassis carneo Stimps. 
82 X Cassis (Cassidea) testiculus, Lin. : not 
very fine. 
Note. — Barge shells like these cannot be 
sent by mail. 
CERITHID^. 
28 XX Cerithium nigrescens, Mke. 
NATICID2E. 
44BX.X Natica (s. s.) Marochiensis, Gmel.; 
var. livida Phil.; in alcohol, with 
animai and opercula. 
159 XX Natica (mamma) porcellana, D’orb. 
NERITID2E. 
19 XX Nerita (Peleronta) peleronta, Lin.; 
fine and large, with opercula. 
20 XX Nerita Listeri Recluz ; (var.) fine, 
with opercula. 
21 XX Nerita (Peleronta) tessellata, Gmel.; 
with opercula. 
2iBxx Nerita (Peleronta) v'ersicolor, Lam.; 
with opercula. 
39 XX Neritina Virginia L.; very fine; re- 
quires many specimens to exhaust 
thè varieties of markings. 
158 XX Neritina vita-pupa, Say.; a very 
beautiful shell. 
CHITONID2E. 
OLIVIDvE. 
92 X Chiton (s. s.) Piceus Gmel. 
7 'X 
COLUMBELLLID^. 
7B X 
163 XX Columbella (Pygmasa) mercatoria, 
Lin.; very fine color varieties. 
7D X 
CYPRID2E. 
89 XX Cypraea (s. s.) exanthema, Lin.; va- 
rious sizes ; maculated and reticu- 
lated. 
FASCIOLARIID2E. 
23 X 
26 
72 X Fasciolaria tulipa, L.; various sizes. 
HELICID2E. 
111 XX Heli.x (Hemitrochus) varians, Mke.; 
very finely banded. LotBthesame 
in alcohol with thè animai ; Lot C, 
ditto faded ; Lot D, ditto bleached. 
113 XX Helix Stearnsianella, Pilsbry, discov- 
ered at Grantstown, back of Nas- 
sau, and named after me by Prof. 
H. A. Pilsbry (a new species). 
112 X Helix (Thelodomus) provisoria, Pfr. 
(var.) 
littorinid.f;. 
IO X Littorina (Melaraphe) scabra L.; 
var. Lineata, Gmel. (= var. anguli- 
fera Lam.(; a varie tyof fine colors 
and with opercula. 
16 X Littorina (Melaraphe) ziczac, Chemn., 
with opercula. 
17 XX Tectariusdilitatus, D’orb. ; with oper- 
cula. 
18 XX Tectariusmuricatus, Lin.; with oper- 
cula. 
MARGINELLID^. 
43 XX Marginella (Cryptospira) flavida, 
Redfield, beautiful shells, brighi 
glossy yellow. 
71 XX Marginella (Glabella) opalina, 
Stearns. 
MURICID^. 
86 X 
86B X 
85 XX 
50 X 
84 XX 
35 X 
22 XX 
25 XX 
31 X 
6 XX 
611 X 
I XX 
12 XX Murex (Chicoreus) Salleanus A. ad. 
(= M. pudicolor); with opercula. 
13 XX Purpura (s. s.) patula, Lin.; fine, with 
opercula. 
Oliva (Strephona) fusiformis, Lam.; 
only fair. 
Oliva (Strephona) fusiformis, a tes- 
sellate variety, Lam. 
Oliva (Strephona) fusiformis, Lam.; 
yellowish and white varieiy, fine. 
Oliva biplicata, Sowb. (these are 
from Alaska). 
PUPID2E. 
Strophia marmorata, Pfr. 
Strophia glans, Kiister. 
STROMBID2E. 
Strombus gi.gas, L.; with opercula. 
Strombus, gigas, L. ; opercula only. 
Strombus gigas ; young ; several 
stages of growth ; quite unlike thè 
adult Shell and in good colors. 
Strombus costatus, Gmel. 
Strombus bituberculatus, Lam. 
TEREBRID2E. 
Terebra (Myurella) dislocata, Say.; 
color varieties. 
TROCHID.®. 
Trochus (Livona) pica L.; with oper- 
cula various ages. 
B 1 V A L V ES. 
AVICULID^. 
Perna (Isognomon) epiphium, Lin. 
LUCINID2E. 
Lucina Pennsylvanica, Lin. 
Lucina (Codakia) tigrina, Desh.; sev- 
eral stages of growth, thè inner 
lip and hinge being tinged either 
with pink, yellow or purple, form- 
ing three color varieties. 
TELLINID^. 
Tellina Isevigata, Lin; 
Asaphis sanguinolaria ; var. coc- 
cinea, Martyn. 
Asaphia sanguinolaria ; yellow color 
variety. 
Asaphia sanguinolaria ; purple color 
variety. 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
In addition to thè foregoing, I bave a number of Star Fishes ; Sea Urchins, among them 
Cidaris tubuloides ; Fish Scales, about fifteen varieties for microscopie study ; Sponges, about 
twenty species undetermined, having only scientific value. 
