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in § 3), but only to set down the more notable occurrences 

 and a few observations."^' 



The matter in the reporter's hands is offered as follows : 



(1.) A list of notable species taken, alive or dead, during 

 any of the Committee's expeditions, including Mr. Thompson's 

 Penmaenmawr and Professor Herdman's Isle of Man shells. 



(2.) Some notes by collectors on particular species at 

 different places on the shores of the Committee's district. 



(3.) A table of local lists within the same district. 



(1.) The Committee's List. 



The Committee dredged on the 9th of May in Hilbre 

 Swash ; and on the 24th, 25th, and 26th of May (from the 

 " Hygena ") off Llandudno, in the Menai Straits, and round 

 Puffin Island ; and again on the 20th of June off Hilbre 

 Island and Point of Ayr. 



They have had several special excursions for shore work 

 on Hilbre Island at low water, and two or three members 

 explored at Hoylake, and at Blundellsands and Waterloo ; 

 while Mr. Thompson worked continuously at Penmaenmawr 

 and in dredging round Puffin Island. Professor Herdman 

 dredged and searched the shores at the south end of the 

 Isle of Man, for some weeks in July and August. 



LAM ELLI BRANCH I ATA. 



Anomia ephippium, L. 

 Off Port Erin, Isle of Man. 



* It is a question how long dead shells may drift about on a sandy shore, 

 buried and washed out again. A shore may be full of shells of many years' 

 deposit. On the other hand, it seems certain that the multitude of country 

 people and children who take shells home do really dispose of such accumu- 

 lations. At Southport, Turritella terebra on the beach, and Helix nemoralis 

 on the sandhills, are very much less common than they used to be. 



