98 THE NAUTILUS. 



NOTES ON THE LAND SHELLS OF QUEBEC CITY AND DISTRICT. 



BY A. W. HANHAM. 



In this district the Isle d'Orleans may be considered the only rich 

 collecting ground in species; all the following, with one or two ex- 

 ceptions, having been taken there, while many of the small species 

 have not been observed elsewhere. The other good localities in the 

 district are : St. Joseph's (deLevis) for Yitrina, VuUonia, and Ver- 

 tir/o ; St. Romauld's for Polyyyra and Vertigo; the Plains of Abra- 

 ham for the introduced Helices, ribbed Vullvnia, and Pupu urntifcm 

 Say, and a ravine off the River St. Charles, near the city, for Vit- 

 i-l.iui, some of the Zonites and Snccinea. 



It may be stated here that the Isle d'Orleans lies in the St. Law- 

 rence, about five miles below the city. The island is twenty-one 

 miles long by one or two broad, and during the summer months 

 there is a regular ferry service ; only a few miles of the end nearest 

 the landing have been worked. 



On May 25, 1893, the clay after my return from Barachois, Gaspt', 

 I distributed nearly fifty young H. hortensis L. (from a quarter- to 

 a half-grown) along the top of the cliff bordering the Plains of 

 Abraham; this is where both H. cuntinna Mont, and H. ruj', xo ,/> 

 Peun. seem to thrive. On July 29 I noticed two full-grown speci- 

 mens, both the plain yellow form, and, on September 15, another, 

 this one banded. I see no reason why this locality and climate 

 should not suit H. kartell.*!* L., as it has, without doubt, the other 

 introduced species. I have a record of this Helix being taken as 

 far as far up the St. Lawrence as Little Metis. 



Selenitex concava Say. Local, throughout the district. 



Lima.c agrestis Mull. Common. 



Liina.f i-in/tjirxlrix Binn. Rather local. 



J.iiiin.r sp. Rare ; in two or three places only (Lake Beauport 

 and Isle d'Orleans). 



Vitrina limpida Gould. Taken in three localities only : abund- 

 ant under cliff close to the St. Lawrence River at St. Joseph's ; a 

 small colony near St. Romauld's, and some fine ones from the hanks 

 of creek running into the river at St. Charles. 



Zonitca felliu-iiis Miill. In drift on Isle d'Orleans, and a few up 

 the St. Charles River. None living, but many shells containing the 

 animal. 



