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of Hairy Woodrush, ferns, bracken, and mosses, sprayed by 

 a waterfall, yielded Acanthinula laviellata, Pupa anglica, and 

 several of the smaller Hyalinice. Boggy patches on the 

 moorland produced no land shells, but in some instances the 

 slugs Arion intermedius and A. hortensis were noted. 



On the road to Torran from Broadford, Skye, are several 

 walls, and Balea perversa and Clausilia bidentata occurred 

 sparingly under the loose stones that lay on the top. At 

 Loch Chriosd this appeared to be an excellent locality for 

 fresh-water shells. The loch was three-parts filled with reeds 

 and water-lilies but no shell-life was found. 



On the road to Portree from Broadford, about two miles 

 out, there is a long narrow scrubby plantation of hazel, 

 birch, and ash, with numerous boggy patches, some of the 

 nature previously alluded to, and others where the vegetation 

 consisted of the common rushes and mosses only. This 

 kind of habitat was usually barren, even though probably 

 only a matter of a few yards from one with a greater variety 

 of plant-life where mollusca occurred. 



North of Portree the oolitic limestone shows out in the 

 face of the cliff, and crumbles away down on to the sloping 

 parts between their base and the sea. This formation in 

 certain districts is rich in molluscan life, yet here no material 

 difference was noted between this part and other parts where 

 the oolitic was absent. The same observation applies to 

 the limestone formation near Broadford. There was no 

 appreciable difference in quantity of species or specimens 

 betwixt this and other rock-formations. In fact the lime- 

 stone on the Torran road was very barren, and several 

 likely-looking habitats failed to produce any shell-life. 



The peat and heather continue down to the coast on 

 Skye at all the places visited, and only in a few instances 

 were there any grassy slopes, and where these occurred they 

 were closely cropped by sheep, which are all over in great 

 numbers. In appearance many of these slopes looked ideal 

 situations for Helicelhe, especially H. itala and H. caperata, 

 but none were seen. 



On the mainland at Glenelg there are several fine valleys 

 whose lower parts are clothed with trees and undergrowth, 



