Shell ovate, brown, striated and punctured: spire very small, somewhat conic: outer lip crenated: pillar six-plaited.

A beautifully perfect shell of this new and very rare species, we procured from our friend Mrs. Mawe; we have never seen another: the inside of the lip is margined with deep brown.


Pl. 31.

Golden back'd Tanager, male.
T. Flava.

AGLAÏA flava.

Yellow Tanager.

Specific Character.