The Oregon Naturalist 



Vol. IV. Palestine, Oregon, December 1897. No 8. 



NOTESON THE LAND SHELLS found only about 25 specimens all 



OF DOUGLAS CO.. ORE. told. These last two are generally 



found under rocks, as far as I can tell 



First to be noticed is Helix Fidelis, fj-Qjn the few collected, though I have 

 Gray, which is very abundant in f^^^^j ^^^^i^ under logs and a few 

 Spring and appears in smaller num- loricata under dead leaves when look- 

 bers after the first Fall rains. If one jj^^ f^j. gmall species, 

 has not looked for shells this is prob- ^ ghort distance down the river 

 ably the only species he has seen, but fj.^^ ^y ^ome is a small rocky cliff, 

 it is not by any means the most abun- facing West and shaded by a number 

 dant. of maple trees which grow at the foot. 



Pupa rowelli, Newc. is our common y^^ ^j^jg cliff are found Punctura con- 

 species; hundreds of them can be spectum. Bid. P. Randolphi, Dall and 

 found on every bunch of hazelbush Pristiloma steainsii, Bland. The first 

 or mossy tree in favorable localities, is found where the water is dripping 

 I have collected over 500 from one down the rocks on dead weedstalks, 

 hazelbush and there are more yet. leaves, etc. Punctum randolphi and 

 While collecting this species I ob- a few P. stearnsii on the underside of 

 served a Western Winter Wren at the dead maple leaves, but most of the 

 work on a small myrtle and when I last species are under the moss which 

 went to that tree I found no Pupas covers the rocks. I have abso found a 

 though there were plenty on adjoining few Vitrea pugetensis, Dall under the 

 trees. maple leaves here. 



Under logs and rubbish numbeis of Up the river about half a mile is a 

 Selenites vancouverensis. Lea. and small grove of maple trees where I 

 Helix Columbiana, Lea. ate to be find all the species found at the cliff 

 found. The H. colurabiana are the under dead leaves and also a few Con- 

 most abundant and of these nearly all ulus pulvus. Mull, 

 are of the toothed variety-var. dentac- Here the V. pugetensis are more 

 ula. abundant and only a few randolphi 



Among the larger shells our rarity and stearnii are found. Under a log 

 Helix californiensis, Lea. of which I in this grove I secured nearly a bun- 

 have found five mature and perhaps a dred Vitrea arborea, of which I have 

 dozen immature specimens. Helix found less than a dozen in other places, 

 loricata, Gli. is also rare, I having I also found under this log a few dead 



