Proceedings - Linnean Society of New South Wales, Sydney (Volume 20) (Paperback)


This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1896 Excerpt: ... NOTE ON THE CORRECT HABITAT OF PATELLA (SCUTELLASTRA) KERMADECENSIS, PILSBRY. Br T. F. Cheeseman, F.L S, Curator Of The Auckland Mcseum. (Communicated by the Secretary.) Some months ago, Prof. F. W. Hutton drew my attention to a communication from Mr. Brazier printed in the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales (Vol. ix., 2nd Ser., p. 183) in which it is stated that South Africa is the true habitat of Patella kermalecensi-, and that Air. Pilsbry was mistaken in supposing that his specimens came from the Kermadec Islands. Apparently, Mr. Brazier arrives at this conclusion from the fact that a specimen in his possession, originally obtained from a New Zealand dealer notoriously inaccurate in the localities assigned to his specimens, has adhering to it two individuals of Patella cochlear, Born, a species known to inhabit the Cape of Good Hope. He also considers it extremely improbable that such a large and conspicuous species as that described by Mr. Pilsbry should have been overlooked by the late Mr. John MacGillivray, the naturalist attached to H.M.S. " Herald," which ship, under the command of Capt. Denham, in the year 1854, made a stay of nearly four weeks at Sunday Island, the largest of the Kermadec Group. As Mr. Pilsbry's types were collected by myself at Sunday Island, I wrote a few lines with the intention of forwarding them to the Society. Just at that time, however, I received the following part of the " Proceedings," in which I noticed that Mr. Hedley had, on the strength of information furnished by my friend Mr C Spencer, again asserted the claims of the Kermadec Islands (see Vol. ix., 2nd Ser., p. 465). Thinking that this was sufficient to set the matter at rest, I threw aside what I had written. Unfortunately I did not then ...

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1896 Excerpt: ... NOTE ON THE CORRECT HABITAT OF PATELLA (SCUTELLASTRA) KERMADECENSIS, PILSBRY. Br T. F. Cheeseman, F.L S, Curator Of The Auckland Mcseum. (Communicated by the Secretary.) Some months ago, Prof. F. W. Hutton drew my attention to a communication from Mr. Brazier printed in the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales (Vol. ix., 2nd Ser., p. 183) in which it is stated that South Africa is the true habitat of Patella kermalecensi-, and that Air. Pilsbry was mistaken in supposing that his specimens came from the Kermadec Islands. Apparently, Mr. Brazier arrives at this conclusion from the fact that a specimen in his possession, originally obtained from a New Zealand dealer notoriously inaccurate in the localities assigned to his specimens, has adhering to it two individuals of Patella cochlear, Born, a species known to inhabit the Cape of Good Hope. He also considers it extremely improbable that such a large and conspicuous species as that described by Mr. Pilsbry should have been overlooked by the late Mr. John MacGillivray, the naturalist attached to H.M.S. " Herald," which ship, under the command of Capt. Denham, in the year 1854, made a stay of nearly four weeks at Sunday Island, the largest of the Kermadec Group. As Mr. Pilsbry's types were collected by myself at Sunday Island, I wrote a few lines with the intention of forwarding them to the Society. Just at that time, however, I received the following part of the " Proceedings," in which I noticed that Mr. Hedley had, on the strength of information furnished by my friend Mr C Spencer, again asserted the claims of the Kermadec Islands (see Vol. ix., 2nd Ser., p. 465). Thinking that this was sufficient to set the matter at rest, I threw aside what I had written. Unfortunately I did not then ...

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