. The Conchologists' exchange. Mollusks. 22 THE NAUTILUS. ing like it in the museums here nor near Boston. Also a specimen of Oliva, beautifully marked. I visited the vessel three or four times, and was kindly allowed to visit the hold of the vessel, which had to be entered on hands and knees. TeHinas, Conus, Myas and other shells by heaps and bushels was a sight to behold and never forget. I have taken great interest in the Isaac Lea Conchological Chapter, and have obtained much assistance in my work through it, and by coming in communication with the other members of it. —Extract from the Tr
. The Conchologists' exchange. Mollusks. 22 THE NAUTILUS. ing like it in the museums here nor near Boston. Also a specimen of Oliva, beautifully marked. I visited the vessel three or four times, and was kindly allowed to visit the hold of the vessel, which had to be entered on hands and knees. TeHinas, Conus, Myas and other shells by heaps and bushels was a sight to behold and never forget. I have taken great interest in the Isaac Lea Conchological Chapter, and have obtained much assistance in my work through it, and by coming in communication with the other members of it. —Extract from the Transactions of the I. L. C. C.,for 1894, by Mrs. T. E. Buggies, Milton, Mass. NEW PUBLICATIONS. A Monograph of the Land and Freshwater Mollusca of THE British Isles. By John W. Taylor, F. L. S.—We have in- dicated the scope of this long-expeoted work in a former issue (Dec, 1894, p. 96). The first part is now before us, and well sustains the expectations excited by the pros})ectus, the fact that Mr. Taylor has been devoting the study of years to the subject, and by the knowledge that a number of excellent observers were co-operating with the work, and most of the members of the Conchological Society of Great Britain have contributed data for its An Anisopleurous Pnlmonate Gastropod, Helir aspersa v. zonata Moq. The present fascicle of 64 pages treats of necessary elementary facts of the science of conchology ; the broader principles of classifi- cation ; primary divisions of Mollusca; of nomenclature, synonyms, etc. The shell, its composition, structure and forms are then con- sidered, and here are defined the terms used in technical descrip- tions of mollusks, " turreted," " fusiform," " depressed," "turbinated" and so on, each explained briefly and illustrated by a figure in the text. This is an extremely valuable feature, for it makes perfectly clear to the beginner in conchology the whole jargon of descriptive terms, and, b
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