Several specimens of this shell were taken by the towing-net in the
Indian Ocean, on the passage from the Coast of New Holland to Mauritius.

109.  Janthina exigua, Lam.  Hist. 6 2. 206.

Two or three species of this shell were presented to the Museum by Mr. Hunter, the surgeon to the expedition; it is proved to be very distinct from J. fragilis, from the description of its float by Dr. Coates in the transactions of the Society of Natural Science of Philadelphia.  See Annals of Philosophy for 1825, page 385.

110.  Hyalaea tridentata, Lam.  Hist. 6 1. 286. 
Monooulus telemus ?  Lin.  Syst.  Nat. 1 1059. 
Anomia tridentata, Forsk.  Faun.  Arab. 124. 
Icon.  Forsk.  Faun. t. 40. f. b.  Chemn. 8 Vign. 13.  Cuv.  Ann.  Mus. 4 t.
59.  Anatomy.

CEPHALOPODA.

111.  Spirula fragilis, Lam.  Syst.  Anim. 102. 
Spirula australis, Lam.  Ency.  Method. 465. f. 5. a. b. 
Spirula peronii, Lam.  Hist. 7 601. 
Nautilus spirula, Lin.  Syst.  Nat. 1163. 
Nautilus spicula, Gmel. 3371. 
Icon.  Lister Conch. t. 550. f.2.  Martini. 1 Veg. 254. t. 20. f. 184, 185. 
Ency.  Method. ut supra Animal.

Captain King brought home several minute species of Nautilus, which will be taken notice of at a future period, as they require particular examination and minute comparison with those found upon the coasts of Italy and other parts of Europe.

Note.  Specimens of the shells in the above catalogue, to which the following numbers refer, have been presented to the British Museum, namely, 2, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 28, 29, 31, 46, 48, 90, 91, 92, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 102 and 103.

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A FEW GENERAL REMARKS ON THE VEGETATION OF CERTAIN COASTS OF TERRA AUSTRALIS, AND MORE ESPECIALLY OF ITS NORTH-WESTERN SHORES.

BY MR. ALLAN CUNNINGHAM, COLLECTOR TO THE ROYAL GARDENS AT KEW.

It having been resolved by the British Government to employ a colonial vessel from the settlement of Port Jackson in New South Wales, for the purpose of exploring the whole of the North-western Coasts of New Holland, and that portion of the North Coast, not seen by that able navigator, the late Captain Flinders; a most favourable opportunity was thereby afforded for a partial examination of the plants of those unknown shores, with a view of adding to our progressively augmenting knowledge of the very interesting Flora of this southern continent.

Having materially profited by a twelvemonth’s previous residence in New South Wales, acquainting myself with the characters (and principal peculiarities of structure) of many genera of plants absolutely proper to Terra Australis; and particularly in that period, throughout the progress of a long and very interesting journey in the interior, to the westward of Port Jackson, I was most happy and desirous to obey an instruction I received from the Right Honourable Sir Joseph Banks,