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Venus verrucosa, Liun.— Four hinges. N.S. 



Tapes decussatus, Ivinn.— One fragment. N.S. 



Telllna balthica, Linn.— Kight complete valves, ii6 hinges. 



Many of the specimens retain their original colouring to a marked 



degree. N.S. 

 Donax vlttatus, Da Costa.— One fragment. N.S. 

 iVIactra sp. 



Corbula gribba, Olivi.— Two hinges. N.S. 

 Clyclmerls (Panopea) norvcgica, Speng.— Four fragments. 



B.N. 

 Wlya arenaria, Linn.— Three hinges. N.S. 



Gastropoda : 



Dentalium entails, Linn Seven fragments. N.S. 



Trochus mag'us, Linn. — One fragment. N.S. 



T. cinerarlus, Linn. — One fragment. N.S. 



Littorina Iltorea, Linn. —Six fragments. These fragments 

 retained their original colouring. N.S. 



Turritella terebra, Linn. — Four perfect specimens, fifty frag- 

 ments. N.S, 



Natica catena, Da Costa. — Two fragments. N.S. 



Aporrhais pes-pelecani, Linn. — One specimen. N.S. 



Cerithium reticulatum. Da Costa.— Two perfect and two 

 broken specimens. N.S, 



Purpura laplllus, Linn.— Three fragments. N.S. 



IVIurex erinaceus, Linn. — Five fragments. N.S. 



Trophon clathratus, Linn, — One perfect specimen. N. 



T. bamffius, Donovan. — Two perfect and two broken specimens. 

 B.N. 



Nassa reticulata, Linn. — Four almost complete specimens, 

 seven broken. N.S. 



N. Incrassata, Mlill. — One complete specimen, and four broken. 

 N.S. 



Pleurotoma costata, Donovan. — One complete specimen. N.S. 



P, turricula, Brocchi. — One complete and four broken speci- 

 mens. B.N. 



CiRRiPEDiA : 



Balanus porcatus. Da Costa. N.S. 

 Balanus sp. 



The most important point about this collection, after having 

 served its purpose in lessening the gap between the high and 

 low level fossiliferous drift, is the condition in which the 

 shells were found. In all the high-level gravel sections 

 examined the shells were found in a very shattered and de- 

 ca3^ed state ; in no case was there anything like a whole shell 

 obtained, and mostly the fragments crumbled to chalky flour 



