THE NAUTILUe;. 131 



S. Raymond Roberts, Glen Ridge, N. J. — 



Helix Columbiana, Lea (collected by W. M. Gabb.) 



H. A. Pilsbry, Philadelphia, Pa.— 



35 species of Palaeozoic fossils from Bedford, Ind. All of them 

 belong to the Warsaw Grouj). They include 4 species of Stra- 

 parollus, 4 of Pleurotomaria ; 3 of Rhynconella ; 4 of Mur- 

 chisonia ; 3 of Bulimorpha ; Productus Indianensis, Hall ; 

 NaticopsisC'arleyana, Hall ; Orthoceras epigrus. Hall ; Nucula 

 Shumardana, Hall ; and 2 species of Terebratula. 



E. H. Fiske, Santa Cruz, Cal. — 



5 species of Post-Pliocene fossils from Santa Cruz, viz. : Pur- 

 pura canaliculata and crispata; Nassa raendica, Gld. ; Oliva 

 biplicata, Sby. and Crepidula navicelloides, Nutt. 



W. J. Raymond, Oakland, Cal. — 



10 species of California land and fresh-water shells, including 

 the new Sphaerium Raymondii, J. G. Cooper, and Planorbis 

 subcrenatus, Carp., var. disjectus, J. G. Cooper, described in 

 Proc. Cal. Acad. Science ; Physa Gabbii, Tryon ; Helix arrosa, 

 Gld., arniigera, Ancey and Duj)etithouarsii, Desh. Some exam- 

 ples of the last named species introduced in 1884 into Oakland 

 from San Simeon, San Luis Obispo Co., show a stunting of 

 growth and slight deformity, which appear to be constant. 



El wood Pleas, Dunreith, Ind. — 



6 species of Post-Pliocene shells found associated with bones of 

 Mastodon Americanus at Losantville, Randolph Co., Ind. All 

 of them are species yet living, viz. : Planorbis bicarinatus, cam- 

 panulatusanddeflectus, Amnicola porata, Pisidium compressuni 

 and Limnaea humilis. 



Total to date — 199 genera, 573 species, 659 trays. 



GENERAL NOTES. 



PoLYGYRA (Mesodon) Kiawaensis Simpsoii var. Arkansaensis 

 Pilsbry. — These shells differ from the types of Kiawaensis in being 

 larger, more robust, the aperture larger, umbilicus smaller. There 

 are also certain anatomical peculiarities which will be described in 

 another place. The lip of these forms is much thickened within ; it 



