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In dry weather they are found dinging together on 

 weeds and bsanchesof trees in hedges, associated with 

 Helix hispida, and especially on the long stems of 

 couch grass, yet it is singular that no examples more 

 than half-grown are lound in this situation; the 

 older snails appear to bury themselves in the ground. 



In Nottinghamshire it has only been found at Stan- 

 ton-on-the- Wolds, where it is abundant. Fully-grown 

 specimens, however, are rare. 



The following places are recorded for this snail : — 

 Near Hayne and Landsend, Cornwall (Millett), Dorset- 

 shire and Kent (Montagu), Bristol (Miller), Wiltshire 

 (Montagu), Essex (Sheppard), London (Grey), Bath 

 (The Author), Harlston, Norfolk (Bloxara), Norwich 

 (Bridgman), Kendal (Gough), Newcastle (Alder). 



Dublin (Brown), near Golden Bridge, Dublin (Ste- 

 phens), Dunlace Castle and Portarlington (Thompson). 



In the North of Scotland (Forbes), Islands of Ions* 

 (Jeffreys and Hanson), Isle of Man (Forbes). 



On the Continent, in Germany (Pfeiffer), Corsica (Pay- 

 radeau), Sweden (Nilson), and France (Draparnaud). 



Helix hispida (The Bristly Snail). Linnceus. 

 Figures 62 and 63. 



62. &3. 



In describing this exceedingly abundant sliell, which 

 varies much both in size and general appearance, it is 

 necessary to bestow more space to it than would other- 

 wise be warranted to so common a species. 



The shell is somewhat convex, dull looking, fragile, 

 and generally serai-transparent [although some of the 

 varieties aie nearly opaque]. Horn-coloured, having, 



