Page No. 3. Contents. Calesaneous concretions with sub-fossil shells. Machiée Dendrophylla—given to Mr. Dana by a gentleman in Madeira who said it was brought up from deep water off the Island. I do not feel by any means certain this statement is to be relied upon—it has the appearance of an E.S. spe- ces. (Microbonta - Coast of Madeira Purpura—log at dec. 37° S. Long. 22° (Best) Page No. 14. Conchylia.—(g) [illegible] Baccerium polygonatum H. var. (Messa) Bay of Chaspuza—Patagonia? maculated black & brown, with brown lines. annulatum. Coast of Brazil. 10 spec. A. polatum—Vary. B. scalanfermis—loc. ignot. picked up in street of Rio Christovella—3 Specimens—Ponya Bands, in rocks, low water. Capisa Babelonba—Harbor of Rio. Venus (Peronosa)—Vary. [illegible] Opecidula oculeta. —loc.—only worn specimens mixed with Culla (like P. striata). Genus, fusous epidemis. Hells geyers at summit, with a yellow zone on outside of the last volition. Balanus Stalactiferus—Great every where at low water. Patella—6 Specimens—Rocks in Harbor of Rio de Janeiro. Purpura—Small tuberculate—Violet mark. entrance of Dr. Cancellaria—10 spec. probably from Indian Ocean, from a friend at Caribou.— 1 — Beach at Porto Hoppo. Mytili—Encrust rocks in Harbor of Rio Mitra—found in old Mollusca —loc.— (with sed) Lithotonia—Rocks in Harbor of Rio. 20 spec. White, speckled by [illegible] &c. Same locality. Smaller, black with white striae. Ceratostoma—10 spec. Beach at Porya Bands Helix pellis serpenti. 3 spec. 95. Only found near Tijuen Lithotoma—2 spec. 95. Porya Bands. rocks at low water Murex (not) moniliferus. North. 5 Spec. in Hospital &c. et al. fig. 41. Area barbata—Beach near entrance of Harbor (a friend of Rio) Purpura (Capilli form) large concretion, probably Nautilus from Phaculata—very large. Amphidale—Porto Hoppo.