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Echinus. (in cotta scraper) from Port Poya. St. Jago. [illegible]
Cholothuria - body rufous brown, with bright yellow tubercles, [illegible]
Aphelinae crinus. Masif. Island. Harbour of Rio.
Aphelina Gemmulata. South. Harbor of Rio. fig by ido. D.
Described Nat. Book 2: pag. 169
(Aphelina undescribed species - Echeneus / Sterche perfu-
[illegible] in middle) Sea Shore at entrance of Rio de Janeiro.
(Skyroniun. Hospital p. 2 Rio.
Helipocampus- Do
Bathyns. [illegible]. fig by ido. Drayton (12spec. undescribed)
Bufo. from Organ Mountains.
Ichneum - Salo in Market at Rio.
Trigla-
Vol. 1, 2, 3. of Crustacea. contain over 202 spe-
cimens of 50 Species of small crustacea, collected
in the Harbour of Rio. described by ido. James D.
Dana, in separate catalogue. p. 96.
"Besides the articles here catalogued, about an hundred
animals have been observed (figures of which either
from their perishable nature or minute size it
was impossible to preserve Specimens - and we ad-
dict to those, as many more which are not got in)
sufficiently come to be shut away."
Rio de Janeiro Decr. 23: 1798
(Signed) Joseph P. Couthury
Box No. 1 contains
Patelle. from Madeira. Several Specimens. Whole coast.
Brosus. Do Do (Montevidian.)
Littorina- Do Do Whale Coast
Occlavida. Do By Pul, just at San Vincent
Purpura- Do Do vicinity of Canna de Lobos.
Box No. 2 contains
Patellae. from Madeira. Coast near San Vincent
Macrobonta. Do In vicinity of Canna de Lobos
Littorina- Do Coast near Punchel - These in a Paper.