72 THE NAUTILUS. 



AVant of space in this issue of the Nautilus will postpone the 

 publication until next month of the acknowledgment of shells 

 received for the " American Collection." 



The officers of the Association would like to hear from the mem- 

 bers in reference to the purposes, objects and workings of the Asso- 

 ciation. Suggestions are always received with much pleasure as it 

 aids them in their work. A short resume of work performed dur- 

 ing the past summer by each member would make an interesting 

 article in next Nautilus, and we have no doubt that Messrs. 

 Pilsbry and Johnson will gladly throw open its columns for that 

 purpose, as they have already done for this series of articles on the 

 Association. j. h. c. 



NOTES AND NEWS. 



Errata. In the September Nautilus, p. 54, in fourth line 

 from top, read " Iceviusctcla " in place of " texanaJ' There is no H. 

 texaiia. 



The Unionid.t; of Spoon River, Fulton Co., la., are enumerated 

 and intelligently discussed by Dr. W. S. Strode in the American 

 Naturalist for June. • 



Editor Nautilus : — I see that in Mr. Cockerell's article in the 

 July number, page 31, "Notes on the North American Species of 

 Succinea," he says, "(17) S. stretchiana Bland. I have seen this 

 from San Francisco, Cal. (G. W. Michael), sent by Mr. Singley. 

 It seems to be a small species, etc." 



During the seven years that I have been collecting in this county 

 I have never found nor have I heard of the above species being 

 found here. The only Succinea to be found in this county, to my 

 knowledge, is S. oregonensis. If Mr. Michael or Mr. Singley have 

 any of the said species to spare, will they kindly send to my address 

 a few of them for examination and comparison as also the exact 

 locality whence they w^ere obtained and oblige. I doubt whether 

 Dr. J. G. Cooper and Wm, J. Raymond, two gentlemen who have 

 collected species from this county during the past fifteen years or so 

 have ever found S. stretchiana Bid. here. 



Yours truly, 



Williard 31. Wood 



