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Genus XVII. Melo. 
Le Courtifan, ou La Brunette— Courtier, or Brunette— Amboyna 
— Conus Auiicus Linn. Rare. 
254. Gloria Maris— La Gloire de Mer— Glory of the Sea— 
This extremely rare and curious {hell 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 finefL 
It is 5^ 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. 10; but his figure is not more than 3^ 
inches long. Its native place is not known, but is prefumed to be 
either japan, New Guinea, or fome lefs frequented country in 
Afia. 
With a Patulous , or Wide Mouth . 
Obfcurus — Le Petit Brocard de Foy — Lefler Silk Brocade 
Arabia — Conus Obfcurus Soland. Extremely fcarce. 
256. Speftrum — LeSpe&re — Fairy— China— Conus Spe&rum 
Linn. 
257. Vitellus— L’Omelette— Pancake— China— Conus Vitellus 
Linn. L-o-nit.it C-n'M Ol d trf : 
I 2 , '8. Bulatus— La^T ulipe Orangee— Swelled, or Orange Tulip 
r — China — tlonus Bullatus Linn. 
259. Tali pa — La Tulipe Pourpree, ou Pointillee — Purple Tulip 
— Madagafcar — Conus Tulipa Linn. 
260. Sericus — Le Brocard de Soye — Silk Brocade — Madagafcar 
— Conus Geographus Linn. 
Genus XVII. MELO — Melon — Melon. 
261. Olla — L’Urne — Urn — Mediterranean — Voluta Olla Linn. 
262. Nebulofus — Le Nebuleux — Clouded— Guinea— Voluta 
Cymbium Linn. — Rare. 
263. Marmoratus — Le Marbrd — Marbled — Guinea — Voluta 
Cymbium Linn. Very rare. 
VtASca- 264- Bepo — <2. as firft produced from the ova, or egg; this has 
been confidered by many as a Patella, which it is fomething like — 
£ rtri ^^Tafie de Neptune — Bu ropren — Guinea — Voluta Pepo Soland. 
265. Scapha — a. 41 inches in length; this fize is very un- 
common- — La Nacelle — Boat — Guinea — Voluta Scapha Soland. 
266. Macula tus — a. bellied, Tranquebar — Le Tachete— Spotted 
—China. 
Coronata — Couronne. 
tc. 
16} Piet *s— feint- — Painted — New Guinea? — Voluta Cithara 
Soland. — Extremely fcarce. 
268. Perficus — Le Couronne de Perfe — Clouded Perfian Crown 
— Moluccas — Voluta Amphora Soland. a.etoudegl-.6 - drcn*™,. 
26.9. Japonicus — La Couronne du Japfin — Japanefe Crown — * 
T3p3.n. VQ'Ptf ,/ Z _ . 
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