BULIMUS.— Plate LI. 
Species 336. (Mus. Cuming.) 
Bulimus Kingii. Bui. testa amminato-omtd, crassius- 
culd, vix umbilicatd, anfraciihus septeni, hsvibus aid 
obscure striatis, columelld late rejlexd, lahro simpUci ; 
albd, lineis fuseis frequeniiius longitudinaliter pictd, 
columelld fused, apertura fauce fiiscescenie. 
King’s Bulimus. Shell acuminately orate, rather thick, 
scarcely iiinbilicated, whorls seven in number, smooth 
or oliscurelj striated, columeUa broadly reflected, lip 
simple ; white, longitudinally painted with numerous 
brown lines, columella brown, interior of the apertui-e 
light brown. 
Geay, Annals of Philosophy, New Series, vol. is. p. 414. 
Wood, Ind. Test. Supp. pi. 7. f. 37. 
Hab. New Holland ; King. 
The brown colouring of the columella has a kind of 
metallic hue. 
Species 337. (Mus. Metcalfe.) 
Bulimus maximus. Bui. testa obhut/d, ventricosd, an- 
fractibus sex, tumidis, svhrotundatis, longitudinaliter 
rude striatis, penultimo graiiulato, prope apicem sub- 
tUiter radiatim, costellatis, columelld mbreetd, crassius- 
culd, aperturd parviusculd, labro solidulo, rejlexo ; sor- 
dide albd, purpureo-brunnescente tinetd, epiderviide 
luteo-olivaced nitente indutd, columelld et peritremate 
albis. 
The veey lasge Bulimus. Shell oblong, ventricose, 
whorls sis in number, swollen, somewhat rounded, 
longitudinally rudely striated, last whorl but one 
granulated, finely radiately ribbed near the apex, 
columella nearly straight, somewhat thick, aperture 
rather small, lip solid, reflected ; dirty white, stained 
with light purple-brown, covered with a shining 
yeUowish-olive epidermis, columella and peritreme 
white. 
Cochlogena matrimas, Sowerby, TankerviUe Catalogue, Ap- 
pendix, p. vii. 
Bulimus Kremnoicus, D’Orbigny. 
Hab. Santa Cruz, Bolivia ; D’Orbigny. 
Although a large species, is this inferior in size to the 
B. Popelairianus, from which it differs in its more oblong 
proportions and smaller aperture. 
Species 338. (Mus. Cuming.) 
Bulimus effeminatus. Bui. testd acuminato-oblongd, 
subund)ilicatd, tenuiculd, anfractibus octo, subplanula- 
tis, longitudinaliter exiliter impresso-striatis, columelld 
reflexd, labro simpUci, acuto ; carulescente-albd, apicem 
versus purpurascente-fuscis, strigis angustis fuseis dis- 
tantibus. 
The effeminate Bulimus. Shell acuminately oblong, 
slightly umbdicated, rather thin, whorls eight in 
number, somewhat flattened, longitudinally delicately 
impressly striated, columella reflected, lip simple, 
sharp ; bluish white, purple-browniowards the apex, 
with distant narrow stripes of the same colour. 
Hab. ? 
A delicate opake-white shell gradually more deeply 
tinged with purple-brown towards the apex. 
Species 339. (Mus. Cuming.) 
Bulimus Olivieei. Bui. testd ovatd, ventricosd, an- 
fractibus sex ad septem, longitudinaliter exiliter plicato- 
costellatis, interstitiis subtilissime decussatk et punc- 
tatis, colmiielld reflexd, margine incrassatd, labro in- 
crassato, rejlexo; sericeo-brunned, subolivaced, peri- 
tremate flavicante. 
Oliviee’s Bulimus. Shell ovate, ventricose, whorls six to 
seven in number, somewhat flattened, longitudinally 
delicately pUcately ribbed, with the interstices very 
finely decussated and punctured, columella reflected, 
thickened at the edge, lip thickened and reflected ; 
silken-brown, of an olive hue, peritreme yellowish. 
Ppeiffee, Monog. Bui. p. 117. 
Hab. Abyssinia. 
An exceedingly beautiful species in fine condition, when 
examined with the lens. 
