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Of the deficiencies, we may fairly expect to add 

 Zonitoides nitidus and Planorbis albus, which appear in 

 Dr Gordon's list. 



We ought also to expect Punctum pygmmim, which we 

 have had from just over the border, in the neighbouring 

 county of Banff. A few of this species, collected on 15th 

 August 1 89 1 by Mr W. Evans at Ballindalloch Castle, along 

 with one Hyalinia nitidula, a few small H. alliaria, several 

 H. aystallina, a few H. pura var. margaritacea, two H.fulva, 

 a few Carycliium minimum, and one small Vitrina pellucida, 

 were recorded by myself for this county {Ann. Scot. Nat. 

 Hist., July 1893, PP- 168-169), but in error, the locality 

 turning out to be in Banffshire. 



Of the problems for solution, it is desirable to ascertain 

 whether Helix nemoralis, which has not been authenticated 

 for Kincardineshire, either vice-county of Aberdeenshire, 

 Banffshire, nor Easterness, nor any vice-county north of 

 them, actually occurs in Elgin, as implied rather than 

 directly stated in the Fauna of Moray by Dr Gordon. 

 His specimens now in the museum are all of the allied 

 species, H. hortensis, in his time looked upon as merely a 

 variety; but in his "Fauna" he writes of H. nemoralis and 

 var. hybrida occurring at Burghead, thus raising a point 

 as regards the investigation of that locality. Living 

 specimens should be collected and examined for the 

 character of the dart, to ensure due accuracy. It is desirable 

 also to ascertain if Hygromia Jiispida, whose northern limit 

 seems to be about the same as that of H. nemoralis, occurs, 

 Dr Gordon's list only including H. sericea {^ranulata). 



I shall be pleased to see living consignments of these, 

 also of slugs, and for this purpose my address is 259 Hyde 

 Park Road, Leeds. 



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