COWRY. 
GENERIC CHARACTER. 
Shell univalve ; of ail oval shape, and blunt at each end. 
Aperture the length of the shell, and toothed on each side. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 
Cypr.ea Tigris. C. testa ovata, posterius obtusaa, nterius rotun- 
data: linea longitudinali testacea. Linn. 
Syst. Nat. Gmel. 1 . p. 3408. 
Of an oval shape, obtuse on the posterior part 
and rounded before. A longitudinal line 
along the top of the shell. 
PoRCELLANA GUTTATA. Rumph. Mus. pi. 38. 
f. A. 
Tiger Cowry. List. Conch, pi. 681, 682. f. 28, 29 . Gualt. 
Test. pi. 14. f. G. H. I. L. Argenv. Conch. 
pi. 18. f. F. Mart. Conch . 1 . pi. 24. f. 232 
—236. 
The species belonging to this genus are, for the 
most part, remarkable for their beauty, and the 
particular one which we have selected may truly be 
said to rank amongst the first in point of elegance. 
Notwithstanding the richness of its colouring and 
the softness of its tints, this beautiful shell has shared 
the fate of many a common object: it is com- 
