PROCEEDINGS OF THE MIDLAND MALACOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 1 7 



The following seem to be new :^ 



Nigrocarinata, var. nov. Animal a very dark grey, with a deep black line 

 running the whole length of the keel ; foot-sole yellowish-white. Hab. Lynton, 

 Nth. Devon. (Coll. of W.E.C.) 



Pluinbca, var. nov. Whole of dorsum and mantle a dark leaden grey, slightly 

 lighter on the sides of the body ; foot-sole ashy-grey. Hab. Barnstaple, Nth. 

 Devon. (Coll. of W.E.C.) 



Flavesceiis, var. nov. Sides of body yellowish, with light grey dorsally ; foot- 

 sole yellow. Hab. Lynton and Barnstaple. (Coll. of W.E.C.) 



Mr. Partridge observed a specimen of \ . flavesceiis pairing with v. plumbea. 



With the above specimens there was also a very fine example of the var. bicolor, 

 Moq., of Aj-iou enipiricomin, Fer. , collected near Clovelly. — Walter E. 

 COLLlNfiE ( Read before the Af. M. S., October 14th, i8gS). 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

 MIDLAND MALACOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



A Meeting of a number of Malacologists was held on July 7th, 1898, in Mason 

 University College, Birmingham, Mr. Walter E. CoUinge, F.Z.S., in the chair, 

 when the ft)llowing resolutions were passed : — 



1. — That a Midland Malacological Society be formed to foster a taste for the 

 study of the Mollusca, which it will endeavour to carry out by means of 

 [a] meetings for the reading and discussion of papers, exhibition of speci- 

 mens, iSic. ; 

 (/') the formation of a library and collection ; 



((■) the publication and circulation of such communications as are of 

 permanent value. 

 2. — That Mr. II. Howard Bloomer be elected Secretary //-t> tei/i. 



1ST MEETING, July 15TH, 1898. 



Waller E. CoUinge, F.Z.S., in the chair. 



The Rules drawn up by the gentlemen present on July 7th were submitted, and 

 after a few slight alterations were adopted as the Rules of the Society. 

 The following resolutions were passed : — 

 I. — That those who have signified to Mr. Bloomer their desire to join the 



Society, shall constitute the original Members. 

 2. — That the following constitute the first Conncil ; — 

 President — Walter E. CoUinge, F.Z.S. 

 Treasurer — Guy Breeden. 

 Secretary — H. Howard Bloomer. 



Other Members of Council — H. Willoughby Ellis, F. J. Partridge, Bromley 

 Peebles, and G. Sherrift Tye. 

 3. — That the subscription for 1898 be 2s. 6d. 



The Secretary read a letter from Mr. Geo. H. Morley, intimating that the 

 Council of Mason University College had given their permission for the meetings of 

 the Society to be held in the Zoological Department. 



Papers Read. 

 " Notes on Formalin as a preservative fluid for Mollusca," by II. H. BI(jomer. 



