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apparently as well as ever. Fearing from its activity that by some accident it 

 might crawl away, and I might thus lose it, after a fortnight's furlough from 

 its long imprisoumeut, I placed it in a pill-box, marking the date of its reim- 

 prisonment upon the cover, in order that at some future time I may examine it, 

 and ascertain possibly, if it does not outlive me, how long a snail can live with- 

 out rations. 



Here is an instance of a snail living at least six years — in Californian par- 

 lance, without a single " square meal." 



[From rroceediiigs Cal. Acad. Nat. Sci. March 18th, 1807.] 



Mr. Stearns made the following remarks as to the true habitat of 

 Helix Ayresiayia, Newc. : 



On page 103, Vol. II, of the Academy's Proceeding.^, may be found, under 

 date of March T8th, 1861, the description by Dr. W. Newcomb of a Helix H. 

 Ayresiana, the habitat of which was, as I learn from Dr. N., doubtfully assigned 

 at that time to " Northern Oregon." Recently Dr. Newcomb has himself de- 

 tected it on Santa Cruz Island, off the Coast of California, near Santa Barbara. 



[From Proceedings Cal. Acad. Nat. Sci. April 1st, 1867.] 



Mr. Stearns presented the following papers : 



Shells collected at Santa Barbara by W. Newcomb, M.D., in 

 January, 1867. 



H Y U O B E K T E. C. STEARNS. 



9. 

 10. 

 11. 

 12. 

 13. 



14. 



15. 



Pholadidea penita, Conr. 



ovoidea, Gould. 



Saxicava pholadis, Linn. 

 Platyodon cancellatum, Conr. 

 Cryptomya Californica, Conr. 

 Schizothajrus Nuttalli, Conr. 

 Nefera pectinata. Carp. 

 Clidiophora punctata, Conr. 

 Thracia curta, Conr. 

 Lyonsia Californica, Conr. 

 Mytilimeria Nuttalli, Conr. 

 Solen sicarius, Gould. 

 Solecurtus Californianus, Conr. 

 Macha^ra patula, Dixon. 

 Sanguinolaria Nuttalli, Conr. 



16. Macoma secta, Conr. 



17. yoldiformis. Carp. 



18. nasuta, Conr. 



19. inconspicua, Br. & Sby. 



20. Mera raodesta, Carp. 



21. Tellina Bodegensis, Hds. 



22. Cooperella scintilkeformis. Carp. 



23. Semele decisa, Conr. 



24. rupium, Sby. 



25. Cumingia Californica, Conr. 



26. Donax Californicus, Conr. 



27. Standella planulata, Conr. 



28. Am,iantis callosa, Conr. 



29. Pachydesma crassatelloides,('onr. 



30. Psephis tantilla, Gould. 



