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*' Avion hortensis, Fer. Common at Cranmore [Belfast]." Temp. 



MS. Coloured drawings of the var. of this species named A. 



circumscriptus by Dr. Johnston were made by Mr. Templeton 



in 1808. 

 ** Limax agrestis, Gmel. Common.'* Temp. MS. 

 variegatus, Fer. (Hist, de Moll. p. 71. pi. 5. f. 1 — 6.) Youghal 



in Mr. Ball's collection. 

 Helix concinna, Jeff. Common in Ireland, especially in the north. 

 Succinea gracilis, Alder. Widely diffused in Ireland. Mr. Alder, I 



believe, now rather considers this to be a variety of S. amphibia. 

 Limneus lacustris. Gulnaria lacustris, Leach. Found in Lough Neagh 



and lakes generally. 

 Lottia ? pulchella, Forbes. ' Malac. Monensis,' p. 35. * Mag. Nat. 



Hist.' viii. p. 691. f. 61. In Mr. Hyndman's collection (Belfast) 



are a few small specimens of this shell — the first obtained on 



the shore of Belfast Bay by Mrs. M'Gee, the others found by 



Mr. H. adhering to oysters in Belfast market in 1831. 

 Patella ? Forbesii, -^mith., ' Wern. Mem.' vol. viii. p. 107. pi. 2. One 



of this species was found by Miss M. Ball several years ago in 



company with Orbicula Norvegica, Lam. on a stone dredged in 



very deep water at Youghal. 

 ? ancyloides, Forbes, MS. Obtained by Mr. Hyndman many 



years ago on oysters from Strangford lough. Length 3 lines, 



breadth 2|, height 1|. The great resemblance this shell bears 



to the Ancylus fluviatilis is not confined to external appearance, 



but internally it exhibits the same blueish cast. 

 ** Dentalium striatulum. Found in sand near Cove." Mr. John 



Humphreys. Portmarnock, Mr. Warren. 

 '* Chiton ruber, Linn. Among oysters from Killinchy, Down." 



Temp. MS. Found by Mr. Hyndman and myself in different 



localities on the north-east coast. 



albus, Mont. As last. 



fuscatus. Brown. Ditto. 



Aplysia depilans, Linn. Youghal and Dublin, R. Ball, Esq. M. Mal- 



bay, W. H. Harvey, Esq. Obtained by dredging in Belfast and 



Strangford loughs by Mr. Hyndman and myself. 



" punctata, Cuv. Dublin." R. Ball, Esq. 



" Bulla catena, Mont. M. Malbay, rare. A beautiful little species 



about a line in length marked with elegant chain-like bands." 



W. H. Harvey, Esq. 

 r- — striata. Brown, Illust. pi. 38. f. 41, 42. Bangor, co. Down. 



Mr. Hyndman. 



