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Show 890 MR. SCLATER ON ADDITIONS TO T H E MENAGERIE. [Nov. 28, 6. TROCHOMORPHA PARTUNDA. (Pl. XLIII. figs. 13, 14, 15.) Shell widely and deeply umbilicated, somewhat conically lenticular, rather solid, obliquely striated, pale horn-colour, broadly banded with dark chestnut; spire convexly depressly conical, apex obtuse, suture narrowly margined; whorls five, rather convex, the last a little descending, acutely keeled, slightly convex at the base, which is sometimes brown, the colour extending to within a short distance of the keel, at other times broadly spirally banded with brown; umbilicus conical, nearly one-fifth the diameter of the shell; aperture diagonal, truncately oval; peristome nearly straight, the margins converging, the right slightly flexuous, the basal a little thickened. Diam. maj. 6|, min. 6, alt. 4 lin. Hab. Galera, or Russell Island, Solomon group. DESCRIPTION OF PLATE XLIII. Figs. 1, 2, 3. Geotrochus gamelia, p. 888. 4, 5, 6. eros, p. 888. 7, 8. coxianus, p. 889. 9, 10. ambrosia, p. 889. 11, 12. mendana, p. 889. 13, 14, 15. Trochomorpha partunda, p. 890. 16, 17. Cceliaxis exigua, p. 907. November 28, 1867. John Gould, Esq., F.R.S., V.P., in the Chair. Mr. P. L. Sclater read notes upon some recent remarkable additions to the Society's Menagerie, namely :- (I) A specimen of the Black-headed Partridge (Caccabis melanocephala)* from Abyssinia, purchased October 30th ; not previously exhibited in the Society's Avaries. (2) T w o Red-billed Hornbills (Toccus erythrorhynchus), purchased October 30th. This addition increased the Society's series of Bucerotidee to eleven in number, representing the following six species:- Buceros bicornis, Linn., ex. Ind. rhinoceros, Linn., ex Malacca. elatus, Temm., ex Afr. occ. atratus, Temm., ex Afr. occ. * Perdix melanocephala, Rupp. Wirb. Abyss, i. p. 11, t. 5. |
