MOLLUSCAN INVESTIGATION IN THE ISLE OF SKYE n 



Hyalinia pura var nitidosa. Scarce in boggy ground north of 

 Creag Mhor; also scarce in ravine Lon Chaorach, Glen 

 Varragill; common in boggy ground in hazel coppice on 

 Portree Road, Broadford; scarce amongst Great Hairy 

 Woodrush, front of cliffs on coast north of Broadford. 



Hyalinia radiatula. Scarce in boggy ground in hazel coppice on 

 Portree Road, Broadford ; and scarce, with var. viridescenti- 

 alba, in boggy ground north of Creag Mhor. 



Hyalinia crystallina. Common in boggy ground in plantation of 

 hazel on the Portree Road, Broadford; scarce on similar 

 ground and old ruins near Bealach Cumhang. The small 

 form, var. contracta, scarce below waterfall in ravine Lon 

 Chaorach, Varragill valley. 



Hyalinia fulva. Scarce. Boggy ground north of Creag Mhor ; also 

 below waterfall in ravine Lon Chaorach, Varragill valley ; 

 boggy ground in hazel coppice on Portree Road, Broadford ; 

 and amongst Hairy Woodrush on front of cliffs on the coast 

 north of Broadford. Var. mortoni in the last-named station. 



Punctum pygmceum. Scarce on Great Hairy Woodrush in ravine 

 Lon Chaorach, Varragill Glen ; among moss, Great Hairy 

 Woodrush, etc., probably common, front of cliffs on coast 

 north of Broadford. 



Pyramidula rotundata. Very common in ruins of old church near 

 Bealach Cumhang ; not so common amongst ruins of old 

 cottage near coast, north of Broadford. 



Acanthinula la/nellata. Scarce on Great Hairy Woodrush in 

 ravine Lon Chaorach, Glen Varragill, and in moist places in 

 hazel coppice on Portree Road, Broadford ; common amongst 

 Great Hairy Woodrush on front of cliffs on coast north of 

 Broadford. 



Helix hortensis. Immature examples of var. lutea common 

 amongst nettles, Iris, etc., from north of Sgeir Mhor to 

 north of Creag Mhor. 



Helicigona arbustorum. Immature examples common amongst 

 nettles among ruins of old church near Bealach Cumhang, 

 also on top of and below cliffs north of Sgeir Mhor to north 

 of Creag Mhor. Type and var. flavescens common but 

 immature amongst vegetation in ruined churchyard of 

 Chriosd, Torran Road, Broadford; type with vzrs.flavescens 

 and fusca fairly common amongst vegetation on front of 

 cliffs near coast north of Broadford. 



Hygronria fusca. Common in boggy places on Iris, rushes, etc., at 

 foot of cliffs on coast north of Creag Mhor; sparingly in 



