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cephalopod to note two specimeos of the dried internal shells of this 

 species found by Dr. Aug. F. Foerste and myself on the sandy beach 

 between Gay Head light-house and Squibnocket, in August, 1889. 

 The specimens lay on the surface together, above high tide mark, 

 are the only examples which I have seen from the island of Martha's 

 Vineyard. One of the specimens, which I have lately deposited in 

 the collection of the Boston Society of Natural History, was broken 

 anteriorly and the protoconch was missing. — J. B. Woodwortli. 



Cambridge, Mass., January 21st,, 1893, 



Newspaper Conchology. — The gloriously free daily press of 

 this country does not often discuss scientific matters, but when it does, 

 facts are apt to be mangled. The following clipping is not so bad : 

 " It is generally supposed to be a sign of wet weather when snails 

 go about without their shells. One species of snail never takes its 

 walks abroad except when rain is at hand. Some climb trees two 

 days before a down fall, setting upon the upper side of the leaves if 

 a storm is to be of short duration, but taking shelter on the under 

 side if it is to last some time. Still other snails turn yellow before 

 rain, and blue when it is over." 



Mr. John Walton, formerly of Ward's Natural Science 

 Establishment, Rochester, N, Y., is now employed as Artist in the 

 Biological Department of the University of Chicago, and his address 

 in future will be Science Hall, University of Chicago, Chicago, III. 



The death of Richard Owen, the great anatomist, has been 

 announced. 



Mr. Isaac Martindale, well-known as a botanist and entomol- 

 ogist, and treasurer of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Phila- 

 delphia, died at his home in Camden on January 10th. 



At the annual election of the Conchological Section Academy 

 Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, the following officers were chosen : 

 Director, W. S. W. Ruschenberger ; Vice Director, John Ford; 

 Secretary, Edw. J. Nolan ; Treasurer, S. Raymond Roberts ; Con- 

 servator, Henry A. Pilsbry. 



EXCHANGES. 



Land and fresh-water shells to exchange for shells from 

 any other locality. — Morris Schick, 2349 Fairhill St., Philadelphia, 

 Pa. 



To EXCHANGE : Fine fossils for Foreign or rare North American 

 Helices. Also wanted, "Manual of American Land Shells" by 

 W. G. Binney, 1885. — C. S. Hodgson, Albion, Illinois. 



